Known for his signature phrase “Whoa, Nellie!”, Jackson first began calling college football games for ABC Sports in 1966, when the network acquired the broadcast rights for NCAA football.
Keith Jackson, regarded by many as the voice of college football, died Friday evening.
After covering college football for more than 50 years — 40 with ABC Sports — Jackson retired in May 2006.
“For generations of fans, Keith was college football,” Iger wrote.