Legendary sports broadcaster Keith Jackson dies at 89
Source: USA Today
Keith Jackson, one of the most distinctive voices in college football for half a century, died Friday night. He was 89.
ESPN, the sister Disney company to ABC where Jackson spent much of his career, said the family had confirmed Jacksons death.
Jackson called the biggest events in college football for 40 years at ABC Sports. His last broadcast was the 2006 Rose Bowl, a bowl he coined the granddaddy of them all." Vince Young scrambled into the end zone in the closing seconds of the game as Texas defeated USC to claim the BCS championship in what some call the best college football game ever.
Can close my eyes and think of so many of his special calls, ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit, who was part of the studio cast that final game, wrote on Twitter. Thank you Keith for all the memories and the grace in which you provided them. RIP Keith
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2018/01/13/keith-jackson-dies-89-legendary-sports-broadcaster/1031264001/
Whoa Nellie, this one hurts. RIP
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,489 posts)Your comment confirms my question, "isn't he the guy who always worked in the phrase, 'whoa, Nellie'?"
And now I have to look up to punctuate that. Back in a sec....
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Beats me. I'll take a guess.
ElementaryPenguin
(7,800 posts)Along with Dick Enberg, I think Jackson was one of the greatest sports broadcasters of all-time - and easily the greatest for college football. An amazing career - and a voice I will always miss.
Weed Man
(304 posts)He recently retired last year, and he is enjoying his retirement.
gay texan
(2,453 posts)seems like he always said it during a touchdown. possibly with OU
oasis
(49,389 posts)let up throughout every broadcast.
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)He made everything sound fun and exciting, no matter what they were doing.
They don't make sports announcers like these anymore.
meow2u3
(24,764 posts)argyl
(3,064 posts)It was a wild ride and it was the last game he called.
Watching college football with Keith announcing became a tradition. He was the very best at what he did. He was an institution.
underpants
(182,829 posts)A big part of my life growing up.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Response to rdmtimp (Original post)
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withoutapaddle
(263 posts)hibbing
(10,098 posts)One of my favorite signatures of his. A true professional.
Peace