Keith Jackson
Keith Max Jackson was an American sports commentator and radio personality born on October 18, 1928.
Jackson was educated at Washington State University. He went on to work as a presenter, a radio personality, and a sports commentator, roles that together formed the core of his professional life. He worked in English and held citizenship in the United States throughout his career.
Jackson received two notable honors over the course of his working life. He was awarded the Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award as well as the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award. The two recognitions reflect the dual character of his career, one grounded in broadcasting and the other in sports commentary specifically.
Jackson died in January 2018 — sources vary between January 12 and January 13 as the precise date. He was 89 years old at the time of his death. His career rested on his work as both a radio personality and a sports commentator, two roles that remained central to his professional identity and that were recognized through the lifetime achievement awards he received.
Quotes by Keith Jackson
If I could get someone like John Grisham or someone like that to sit down and write a book with me, I'd love that.
I don't want to get back into the pressure cooker of play-by-play and worry about travel. I don't want to die in a stadium parking lot.
I've announced every kind of sporting event except hockey and demolition derby, and to be frank about it, I don't really care to ever do those.
This 'Whoa, Nellie!' thing is overrated. There were all kinds of stories going around. People said I had a mule in Georgia named Nellie. Well, we had a mule in Georgia, but her name was Pearl.
When you come into Camp Randall Stadium to play a game, you better double-clutch your chinstrap because you're going to be in a smash-mouth game.
My grandma once told my mama, 'The kid's walking crazy around the cornfield, talking to himself.' I was calling ballgames.
You must tell the truth. You must be truthful to yourself and the values of the game that got you there.
I talk to the guy who busted his butt all week to buy a color TV, and the woman who's raising her kids, the people I owe a debt to. I'm talking to people in hotel rooms, lonesome people.