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Lundquist was born in Duluth, Minnesota. [ 1] He graduated from Austin High School in Austin, Texas, [ 2] before attending Texas Lutheran University (formerly Texas Lutheran College), where he was one of the founders of the Omega Tau Fraternity in 1958 before graduating in 1962. [ 3] He is now a member of the Board of Regents for his alma mater.
Verne Lundquist called his first Masters in 1983. He called his final holes at Augusta National on Sunday evening , closing out a remarkable career voicing many of sports’ finest moments.
With a career spanning over five decades, the 83-year-old Lundquist has been on the mic for some of the most dramatic moments in sports history. Famed broadcaster Verne Lundquist to retire after ...
Verne isn't quite so spry anymore, and climbing the ladder into the booth above 16 is probably too much of a challenge. But he'll be ready for the moment, wherever he's watching. “I’ll be ...
Verne Lundquist retired from his role as lead play-by-play commentator for CBS after the 2016 Army-Navy Game. Brad Nessler, formerly of ESPN, joined CBS as a secondary play-by-play announcer during the 2016 season, and officially replaced Lundquist on December 30, 2016, for CBS's coverage of the 2016 Sun Bowl. [12]
CBS Sports announced on May 31, 2016, that Nessler would return to the network to serve as lead play-by-play announcer for SEC college football games beginning in the 2017 season, replacing the outgoing Verne Lundquist. He was then reunited with Danielson, who he worked with at ESPN and ABC from 1992–1999.
Verne Lundquist has been an institution at the Masters since he first helped broadcast the event in 1983, with his hushed voice and iconic calls narrating some of the most famous moments in the ...
CBS Sports (1985–present) James William Nantz III (born May 17, 1959) is an American sportscaster who has worked on telecasts of the National Football League (NFL), NCAA Division I men's basketball, the NBA, and the PGA Tour for CBS Sports since the 1980s. He has anchored CBS's coverage of the Masters Tournament since 1989 and been the lead ...