Keith Jackson's life to be celebrated at Rose Bowl PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Keith Jackson's life will be celebrated at the Rose Bowl on April 15, with several of the late college football announcer's former broadcasting colleagues taking part. The event is open to the public. Jackson died Jan. 12 at age 89. Among the scheduled speakers are Dan Fouts, Bob Griese, Todd Harris and Lynn Swann, who worked in the broadcast booth with Jackson. Former UNLV football coach Harvey Hyde and former Washington State quarterback Jason Gesser also will speak. Tim Brant, who worked with Jackson at ABC, will preside. The Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation is raising money to erect a statue of Jackson at the historic stadium, where he called the annual New Year's Day game 15 times. The stadium's broadcast center was renamed in his honor in 2015. In lieu of flowers, Jackson's widow, Turi Ann, and family have suggested donations to the statue project and the Keith and Turi Jackson Excellence Fund at Washington State, where Jackson graduated in 1954.
On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 9:53 AM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > Keith Jackson, sportscaster with 'Whoa, Nelly! call, dies > > SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. (AP) - Keith Jackson, the down-home voice of college > football during more than five decades as a broadcaster, has died. He was > 89. > He died Friday and no cause was given in a statement Saturday by ESPN. > Jackson's longtime employer was ABC Sports. > Jackson covered many sports, but he was best known for college football. > His signature phrases like "Whoa, Nelly!" gave his game calls a familiar > feel. > Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger says Jackson "was college football" for > generations of fans. > Jackson retired after the 2006 Rose Bowl and is a member of the Sports > Broadcasting Hall of Fame. > Jackson was a longtime resident of Sherman Oaks, California, and Pender > Harbor, British Columbia. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Turi Ann. > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
