R.I.P. - Keith Jackson

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R.I.P. - Keith Jackson

#1 Post by BackInTex » Sat Jan 13, 2018 10:35 am

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Legendary college football broadcaster Keith Jackson dies at 89
Jackson was the voice of college football for decades
You can say that again.
Jackson was the voice of college football for decades
Keith Jackson, the man whose voice was synonymous with college football for generations of fans, died Friday night at age 89, according to his family.

Jackson's broadcast career began at Washington State in 1952 when he called a game between Washington State and Stanford, but it was just the first of many stops for the legendary voice. During his expansive career, Jackson also called the NFL, MLB, NBA, PGA Tour golf, the Olympics, boxing, racing and even some college basketball alongside Dick Vitale. He was the first play-by-play man of Monday Night Football and was the voice of some of the United States' top Olympic moments, including calling Mark Spitz's seven and Eric Heiden's five gold medals..
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Re: R.I.P. - Keith Jackson

#2 Post by silverscreenselect » Sat Jan 13, 2018 1:12 pm

The broadcasting wing in Heaven is getting crowded this year with him and Dick Enberg.

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Re: R.I.P. - Keith Jackson

#3 Post by lilclyde54 » Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:05 pm

He was always one of my favorite announcers for college football. Gonna miss him.
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