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DiedJune 10, 1995, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
MarkGarish plaid coats
FactRecipient of the Ford C. Frick Award (presented to a broadcaster for major contributions to baseball) in 1988.


Lindsey Nelson was born on May 25, 1919, in Pulaski, Tennessee, the son of a newspaper editor and publisher. He was educated at Vanderbilt University, where he was a member of the football and baseball teams. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Nelson began his broadcasting career in Nashville in 1946, and soon moved to New York, where he worked as a sportscaster for NBC Radio and television. He became one of the most recognizable voices in sports broadcasting, calling baseball, football, and golf for NBC. He also served as the play-by-play announcer for the New York Mets from their inception in 1962 until his retirement in 1995.

Nelson was inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in 1985. He died on June 10, 1995, at the age of 76.

Net Worth

Lindsey Nelson’s net worth was estimated to be $5 million at the time of his death in 1995.

General Info

Full NameLindsey Nelson
DiedJune 10, 1995, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
ProfessionAnnouncer
NationalityAmerican

Accomplishments

AwardsSports Lifetime Achievement Award

Social profile links

IMDBhttp://imdb.com/name/nm0625549

Marks

#Marks / Signs
1Garish plaid coats

Facts

#Fact
1Inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in 1986.
2Suffered with Parkinson's disease the last twelve years of his life.
3NFL broadcaster for over twenty years.
4For thirty-three years, Nelson covered college football, including twenty-six Cotton Bowls, five Sugar Bowls, four Rose Bowls and fourteen years announcing Notre Dame games (1967-1979).
5Recipient of the Pete Rozelle Award (which rewards exceptional longtime contributions to radio and TV in pro football) in 1990.
6Baseball announcer for the New York Mets (1962-1978) and San Francisco Giants (1979-1981). Nelson, along with Ralph Kiner and Bob Murphy, made up the original New York Mets' broadcast team.
7Recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award (presented to a broadcaster for major contributions to baseball) in 1988.

Movies

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
1985 Cotton Bowl1985TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1984 Army-Navy Game1984TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1983 Cotton Bowl1983TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1982 Army-Navy Game1982TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1981 Cotton Bowl1981TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1980 Cotton Bowl1980TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1979 Cotton Bowl1979TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1978 Peach Bowl1978TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1978 Cotton Bowl1978TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1977 Fiesta Bowl1977TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
Semi-Tough1977Himself - TV Sportscaster
1977 Cotton Bowl1977TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1976 Fiesta Bowl1976TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1976 Cotton Bowl1976TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1975 Cotton Bowl1975TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1974 Sun Bowl1974TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1974 Cotton Bowl1974TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1973 Sun Bowl1973TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1973 World Series1973TV SeriesHimself - Color Commentator
1973 Cotton Bowl1973TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1972 Sun Bowl1972TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1972 Cotton Bowl1972TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1971 Sun Bowl1971TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1971 MLB All-Star Game1971TV SpecialHimself - Field Reporter
1971 Cotton Bowl1971TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1970 Cotton Bowl1970TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1969 World Series1969TV SeriesHimself - Color Commentator / Trophy Presentation
1968 Sun Bowl1968TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1968 Cotton Bowl1968TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1967 Rose Bowl1967TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1966 Rose Bowl1966TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1965 Army-Navy Game1965TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1965 Rose Bowl1965TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1964 MLB All-Star Game1964TV SpecialHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1964 Rose Bowl1964TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1963 Gator Bowl1963TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1963 Cotton Bowl1963TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1962 Sugar Bowl1962TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1961 NFL Championship Game1961TV SpecialHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1961 Sugar Bowl1961TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1960 NFL Championship Game1960TV SpecialHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
World Wide '601960TV SeriesHimself - Additional commentary
1960 Sugar Bowl1960TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1959 Army-Navy Game1959TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1959 Sugar Bowl1959TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1958 Army-Navy Game1958TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1958 Sugar Bowl1958TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1957 Army-Navy Game1957TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports1957TV SeriesHimself - Ringside Commentator
1957 Cotton Bowl1957TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1956 Army-Navy Game1956TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1956 Cotton Bowl1956TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1955 Army-Navy Game1955TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1955 Cotton Bowl1955TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1954 Cotton Bowl1954TV MovieHimself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1953 Army-Navy Game1953TV MovieHimself - Color Commentator
Sportsreel1950TV SeriesCommentator (1955)

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1991Lifetime Achievement AwardSports Emmy Awards

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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