OT: R.I.P. Keith Jackson
January 13th, 2018 at 3:59 PM ^
However, I think he falls into the category of "local legend". Beloved by those that grew up with him and respected nationally, but not a part of the national consciousness the way a Keith Jackson, Al Michaels, John Madden, (and for better or worse Brent Musberger, Joe Buck) etc. are.
I grew up in NY and eventually learned to enjoy Harwell, but in the beginning I wondered what all of the fuss was about. The NY versions of Harwell would be Marv Albert for the Knicks (although he is also a national name), Kiner / Murphy for Mets fans and Phil Rizutto (ugh) for Yankee fans.
Mets' fans today love Keith Hernandez (and to a slightly lesser degree Cohen and Darling) but I can see how they are not necessarily everyone's cup of tea.
January 13th, 2018 at 11:09 AM ^
Keith Jackson and Bob Ufer are why I love Michigan football the way i do....no one did it better.
Didn't Keith Jackson coin the term the "Big House" when referencing Michigan Stadium?
January 13th, 2018 at 11:16 AM ^
I believe it is attributed to him.
January 13th, 2018 at 2:05 PM ^
Along w/ naming the Rose Bowl "The Granddaddy of them all".
January 13th, 2018 at 11:10 AM ^
Met him when I was working at a golf course in college. Very nice guy, big tipper.
He will always be the voice of college football for me, along with Ufer of course.
R.I.P. Keith, and thank you.
Hello Heaven!!!!
January 13th, 2018 at 11:10 AM ^
We all will miss him..to me he was the voice of College Football...Bob Ufer was the voice of Michigan Football....Still hear his voice
January 13th, 2018 at 11:11 AM ^
January 13th, 2018 at 11:14 AM ^
So many of my college football memories from childhood have Keith Jackson's voice - that wonderful voice - interjected into them, and he covered so many games which people still talk about today, whether their team won or lost, not the least of which were many Michigan games. A huge loss for fans of college football.
RIP, Keith Jackson.
January 13th, 2018 at 11:15 AM ^
This is definitely not OT.
My favorite announcer ever.
January 13th, 2018 at 11:51 AM ^
RIP Keith.
January 13th, 2018 at 11:19 AM ^
No one did football better than you, Keith. RIP.
January 13th, 2018 at 11:19 AM ^
So good, I could listen during those rare moments when Michigan was losing. He got excited for scores but never forgot there was a defense on field. Today's announcers are intolerable to listen to if your team doesn't have the upper hand.
He rumbled and stumbled to a first down but the men with the little yellow hankies will be bringing this one back. . . . and he's just a soph-a-more!
There are some great, great Michigan clips above.
January 13th, 2018 at 11:23 AM ^
Announced some of his best televised games were in Ann Arbor.
1977 Teas A&M @ Michigan was one of his finest, but there are so many.
Loved his work with Frank Broyles and Ara Parseighian doing color alongside him.
January 13th, 2018 at 11:24 AM ^
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He's never run so fast since his daddy was chasing him with a stick
You'll never hear great lines like that again
January 13th, 2018 at 11:27 AM ^
January 13th, 2018 at 11:31 AM ^
head when I think of college football. Not just his sayings, but every big play takes me back to him.
January 13th, 2018 at 11:29 AM ^
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January 13th, 2018 at 11:31 AM ^
Easily my favorite of all time. Makes you wonder, who is going to be the Keith Jackson of the next generation? Mike Tirico?
January 13th, 2018 at 11:33 AM ^
I always loved hearing him call a game .
He made it bearable for games that I didnt ever care to watch.
January 13th, 2018 at 11:34 AM ^
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January 13th, 2018 at 11:37 AM ^
No one on this earth I'd rather listen to call a game.
R.I.P.
January 13th, 2018 at 11:39 AM ^
This one hurts. Listening to broadcasters today makes you REALLY miss him even more.
January 13th, 2018 at 11:48 AM ^
Oh my ... that video brought back a flood of memories. Keith Jackson was the best.
January 13th, 2018 at 11:39 AM ^
Now Keith. The last of the great gentlemen broadcasters are leaving. Someone better hug Vin Scully today.
January 13th, 2018 at 12:15 PM ^
January 13th, 2018 at 11:44 AM ^
the last game he ever called was the January 2006 Rose Bowl. That's going out on top --- one of the greats calling one of history's great games.
January 13th, 2018 at 11:44 AM ^
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College football will never be the same without him.
January 13th, 2018 at 11:50 AM ^
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the holy trinity of announcing if there ever was one, with vin scully as the arch angel.
January 13th, 2018 at 11:53 AM ^
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Whoaaaaaaa Nellie!!!
January 13th, 2018 at 11:57 AM ^
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They just don't make them like this anymore. Rest easy, sir.
January 13th, 2018 at 12:00 PM ^
January 13th, 2018 at 12:04 PM ^
at la times:
http://beta.latimes.com/sports/la-me-keith-jackson-20180113-story.html
Includes description of the time the Band did a tribute to him.
January 13th, 2018 at 12:13 PM ^
the Leroy Hoard 61 yard run in the 89 Rose Bowl
January 13th, 2018 at 12:21 PM ^
The voice of college football. When Keith Jackson was calling a game, you knew you were listening to something special. He was a legitimate draw, all by himself. They broke the mold after Keith Jackson, man. R.I.P.
January 13th, 2018 at 12:14 PM ^
Damn. Damn, damn, damn. There's a little less joy in the world now. I'll miss the simple delight he exhibited at spending a fall day on campus--any campus--to bring you a game, not to mention his mellifluous voice and down-home charm.
My all-time favorite line is from the '93 Rose Bowl against Washington, in which the camera lingered on OT Lincoln Kennedy's plumberiffic three-point stance:
"And there's a moon rising over Pasadena..."
January 13th, 2018 at 12:16 PM ^