Keith Jackson laid down the soundtrack to Saturday for a generation of college football fans with phrases such as his signature `Whoa, Nelly!` From the World Series to the Olympics, NFL to NBA, he did it all over five decades as a sportscaster, but most appropriately his final assignment before retiring 12 years ago was one of the greatest college football games ever. Jackson died Friday. He was 89. A statement by ESPN, which consolidated with ABC Sports, Jackson`s longtime employer, announced his death Saturday. No cause was given. He was a longtime resident of Sherman Oaks, California, and died near his home there. A native of west Georgia, near the Alabama border, his smooth baritone...
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