Remembering Max

By Matt Tait     Jul 30, 2019
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Max Falkenstien

As the news of the passing of Max Falkenstien sinks in, hundreds of Falkenstien fans — whether they knew him or not — have taken to Twitter to celebrate the longtime KU broadcaster who was a friend to everyone and an ambassador for all things KU.

For many, the stories they tell are personal in nature, that one lasting memory of their time with Falkenstien or that one moment that made them laugh or cry or think the most during years of interactions with him.

For others, the stories are of a time when they grew up listening to “Bob and Max” on the radio or chose the radio broadcast over the television announcers because they had to have their KU games feel just right and Falkenstien and longtime broadcast partner Bob Davis made that happen better than anyone alive.

Regardless of the connection or the reason for their memories, the outpouring of love and respect and admiration for Falkenstien’s life and career showed in no uncertain terms just what kind of an impact he made on the entire KU fan base, those he knew well and those he met in passing.

To include all of the memories and reactions to his passing here would keep one busy for the rest of the week and you still might not get to all of them.

So, in the spirit of honoring him beyond the words about his passing, here is but a small sample of the kind words others offered about their friend Max Falkenstien in the hours after his passing.

[Falkenstien died Monday afternoon at age 95][1] after living a life that could only be dreamt up in the pages of a Hollywood script and will not soon be forgotten.

https://twitter.com/CoachDManning/status/1156029766996070400

https://twitter.com/matt_kleinmann/status/1156019155629309953

https://twitter.com/JasonKingBR/status/1155991092216516609

https://twitter.com/WhitlockJason/status/1156020126052843521

[1]: http://www2.kusports.com/news/2019/jul/29/voice-jayhawks-max-falkenstien-passes-away-95/

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.