Lindsey Nelson - 2000 HALL OF FAME
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Lindsey Nelson
- Position:
- Cotton Bowl Athletic Association
- Hometown:
- Pulaski, Tennessee
- Classic Memories:
- Cotton Bowl Broadcasts: 1951, 1953: NBC Radio Network 1954-57: NBC Television Network 1958, 1961, 1968, 1970-86: CBS Television Network
"Hello everybody, I'm Lindsey Nelson." For 26 years, this was his signature greeting as Nelson welcomed millions of football fans from around the country to the Cotton Bowl. A true pioneer of sports broadcasting, Nelson's radio and television career began in 1948 and spanned five decades in which he covered thousands of sporting events. His tenure as the "Voice of the Cotton Bowl" began on NBC with the radio broadcast of the 1951 game. Three years later he teamed up with Red Grange for the telecast of the infamous 1954 Cotton Bowl Classic. His streak of 17 consecutive Cotton Bowl broadcasts began with the 1970 Classic and ended with his retirement following the 1986 Cotton Bowl. Nelson's unique delivery style, those colorful test-pattern sportcoats, and his intense love for college football made Big D a special place to be every New Year's Day.
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