Whoa Nellie, Keith Jackson will be missed

There's sad news today for college football fans. Keith Jackson, the legendary college football sports broadcaster, has finally announced his complete retirement.

Jackson has been semi-retired for a while now and he has mainly concentrated on West Coast games to avoid having to travel so much. There's hardly a college football fan around, however, who doesn't remember Keith Jackson covering some of the biggest games in college football during his long career. His career as a broadcaster was stellar. I'll always remember his unique "Whoa Nellie" outcry when some player just busted a big one or made a spectacular play of some kind. It added so much to the atmosphere and excitement of the game. It was like the national version of Lyle Bremser's "Man, Woman and Child!"

When Nebraska opened it's brand new Press Box complex some years ago, Jackson made a special trip to Lincoln to participate in the ceremonies. He was very good buddies with the Sports Information Director and one of the restrooms in the Press Box was jokingly named after Keith Jackson.

In my opinion Jackson had one of the best suited voices and styles that fit college football perfectly. He wasn't without some bias at times, but his broadcasting style truly is one that will never be duplicated. Let's hope we find some new legends to fill in for people like Keith Jackson.

Best wishes to Keith Jackson in his retirement and congratulations to him on a spectacular career.

Go Big Red,

RedCap