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| − | '''Lindsey Nelson''' (May 25, 1919 – June 10, 1995) was an [[United States of America|American]] sportscaster best known for his [[Broadcasting|broadcast]]s of [[college football]] and [[New York Mets]] [[baseball]]. He spent 17 years with the New York Mets and three years with the [[San Francisco Giants]]. For 33 years Nelson covered college football, including 26 Cotton Bowls, five Sugar Bowls, four Rose Bowls, and 14 years announcing Notre Dame games. He is in 13 separate Halls of Fame. Fans remember a talented broadcaster, an expert storyteller, and a true sports enthusiast. From his colorful jackets to his equally colorful broadcasts, Nelson established himself as one of the industry's leading sportscasters. |
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| − | ==Biography== |
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| − | Born on May 25, 1919, in [[Campbellsville, Tennessee]], Nelson broke into broadcasting in 1948 following a short career as a [[reporter]] in [[Columbia, Tennessee]] for the ''Columbia Daily Herald'' [[newspaper]], and a stint in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] as a war correspondent and public relations specialist during [[World War II]]. He was the first [[play-by-play]] announcer for the "Vol Network," which was set up to broadcast the games of the [[University of Tennessee]]. |
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| − | Affectionately known as "Mr. New Year's Day," Nelson subsequently did the play-by-play of the [[Cotton Bowl Classic]] for 26 seasons on [[CBS Sports|CBS]] television, where he earned widespread recognition for his Tennessee drawl and signature opening greeting: ''"Happy New Year; this is Lindsey Nelson in the [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas]]."'' For 14 years he was the syndicated television voice of [[Notre Dame football]], and he also called the [[Mutual Broadcasting System]]'s [[Monday Night Football|Monday night]] radio broadcasts of [[National Football League|NFL]] games from [[1974 NFL season|1974]] to [[1977 NFL season|1977]] in addition to NFL games for CBS television for many years. |
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| − | Nelson began his national baseball broadcast career as one of [[Gordon McLendon]]'s radio announcers for the [[Liberty Broadcasting System]], which primarily did recreations of games. After a stretch as an administrator with [[NBC Sports]], he began doing the network's baseball broadcasts in {{by|1957}}. He also broadcast college football, [[NBA]] basketball, and professional golf and tennis during his NBC tenure. |
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| − | In {{by|1962}}, he was hired as the lead broadcaster by the expansion New York Mets, and for the next 17 seasons did both radio and [[television]] with [[Ralph Kiner]] and [[Bob Murphy (announcer)|Bob Murphy]]. All three were eventually inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. When [[Chicago White Sox]] pitcher and former Mets ace [[Tom Seaver]] went for his 300th victory in August 1985 against the host [[New York Yankees]], the Yankees TV flagship station [[WPIX]] had Nelson call the final half-inning of Seaver's history-making win. |
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| − | In {{by|1979}} Nelson moved on to the [[San Francisco Giants]], for whom he worked three seasons. He also worked with [[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS Radio broadcasts of Major League Baseball]] in {{by|1985}}. He is remembered for being the announcer during the first [[NFL on CBS|NFL game on CBS]] to use "[[instant replay]]", which he had to explain repeatedly during the game, reminding viewers that "this is not live." |
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| − | ===Fashion sense and style=== |
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| − | Television broadcasts featuring Nelson were notable for his multi-colored [[wikt:Special:Search/plaid|plaid]] [[sports jacket]]s. He reportedly owned 335 of them at one time. During a broadcast, his jackets often clashed with the set and produced a [[Grid illusion|scintillation]] effect in the broadcast image. But he figured that if fans could see rather than just hear broadcasts, he might as well give them something interesting to talk about. |
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| − | Nelson's honors and awards include induction into the [[National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame]] in [[Salisbury, North Carolina]] in 1979; the [[New York Mets Hall of Fame]] in {{by|1984}}; the [[American Sportscasters Association]] Hall of Fame in 1986; the Tuss McLaughry Service Award for sports broadcasting in 1988; the [[Ford C. Frick Award]] from the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 1988; the [[Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award]] from the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1990; and many more. He was awarded an [[Emmy]] Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1991. |
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| − | The [[Tennessee Volunteers baseball]] team's home field was named [[Lindsey Nelson Stadium]] after him. |
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| − | ===Retirement and death=== |
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| − | After his [[retirement]] from active broadcasting he moved to [[Knoxville, Tennessee]] to an apartment across the [[Tennessee River]] from the [[University of Tennessee]] campus from which he had a view of [[Neyland Stadium]], the Volunteers' home field, and wrote an [[autobiography|autobiographical]] memoir entitled ''Hello Everybody, I'm Lindsey Nelson'', his landmark opening phrase. |
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| − | Nelson died of [[Parkinson's disease]] on June 10, 1995, in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref name="nyt-1995-06-12">{{cite news |title=Lindsey Nelson, 76, Broadcaster For Mets for 17 Years, Is Dead |first=Richard |last=Sandomir |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/12/obituaries/lindsey-nelson-76-broadcaster-for-mets-for-17-years-is-dead.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 12, 1995 |accessdate=2011-09-05}}</ref> |
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| − | *[http://web.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/frick/nelson_lindsey.jsp Baseball Hall of Fame - Frick Award recipient] |
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