Monday 15 January 2018

'Whoa, Nelly!' Keith Jackson, Voice Of College Football, Dies At 89

Keith Jackson, the voice of college football for generations died on Friday at the age of 89. In 2014, he attended the 66th Annual DGA Awards Dinner in Los Angeles.

Until he retired for good in 2006, Keith Jackson's baritone voice could be heard most Saturdays when called college football games. 'Whoa Nellie' was one of his signature phrases.

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