It’s worse than we thought boys….
There are two Vandy whistlers, not one
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Most college baseball fans think the Vandy whistler is one man, but it’s actually two guys. Jeff Pack is a 66-year-old from Hermitage, Tennessee. Preacher Franklin is a 74-year-old from Smyrna, Tennessee. Both are lifelong Vanderbilt fans who started whistling years ago at sporting events independent of each other. They are often confused with each other.
The trained ear of a Vanderbilt baseball fan can distinguish between their whistles.
Franklin is a rapid-fire whistler, always letting loose in three quick shrieks —
chirp, chirp, chirp. And his whistles are delivered throughout the game and independent of other ballpark noises.
Pack’s whistles are more structured and situational. He often uses them to lead Vanderbilt cheers when the Commodores have runners in scoring position or have two strikes on an opposing batter, and there are a few variations.
Chirp, chirp, chirp, clap, clap, clap, chirp, chirp, chirp.
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