Speaking of Keith Jackson, our family spent some time in Washington state back in the late '50s/early '60s. There were two minor league baseball teams in the area - the Tacoma Giants (farm team of SF Giants) and the Seattle Raniers. As a youngster, I spent a lot of time watching the Tacoma Giants on TV. Watched a lot of future SF Giant stars come through Tacoma. Occasionally, I would watch the Seattle Raniers and a young Keith Jackson was their announcer. I believe he also did University of Washington football games. He kinda went up the ladder from there and ABC eventually hired him for the (college) Game of the Week on Saturday afternoons. Anyway, guess I'm saying I knew him before he went "national"....
The tech was so primitive in those days. Just to get scores, you had to be tuned in to the College Football Scoreboard program on TV around 6 pm to hear scores around the nation. Sometimes you could pick up scores while listening to a radio game. I can remember being at college and pro football games and during slow periods, the PA announcer might mention the ongoing scores in a handful of games. The score of rival teams getting upset always drew a roar from the crowd...
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