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Jim Nantz's Top 25 Moments in 25 Years At CBS Sports

Chris Byrne
Chris Byrne

Jim Nantz is now in his 25th year with CBS Sport, and he recently shared his top 25 moments in those 25 years.

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Jim Nantzs Top 25 in 25 Years at CBS Sports
Jim Nantz is now in his 25 th year with CBS Sports
He won the 2008 Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality Play-by-Play
and has been recognized by his peers in the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) as the National Sportscaster of the Year five times (2009, 2008, 2007, 2005, 1998)
Jim Nantz recently shared his top 25 moments in those 25 years.
Brent Musburger, live at Michigan Stadium (for Notre Dame @ Michigan), introduces the 26-year-old Nantz (in the New York studio with Pat Haden for THE PRUDENTIAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPORT) to the CBS Television Network audience 25 September 14, 1985 The CBS Sports Debut
Nantz recalls: My pulse was racing in high gear; I had never encountered such a flash of tongue-tying anxiety before not even during Mr. Applegates public-speaking class back in high school. 25 The CBS Sports Debut September 14, 1985
After Tom Pernice, Jr. sank the winning putt to win The International, his blind six-year-old daughter Brooke ran her fingers over her fathers face to determine how big his smile was. 24 August 5, 2001 Tom Pernice Wins the International
JIM NANTZ REMEMBERS AUGUST: THE 1960 MASTERS For the first time, a sporting event that originally aired live in black-and-white was rebroadcast in color, as a result of more than 10,000 man-hours of labor and new digital technology. 23 April 8, 2007 Remastering the 1960 Masters
Lute Olsons Arizona Wildcats win a Cat fight in overtime against Rick Pitinos heavily favored Kentucky Wildcats. Arizona became the only team to defeat three number-one seeds en route to a national title. 22 March 31, 2007 The Arizona Kentucky Cat Fight
Davis Love III captures the 1997 PGA Championship at Winged Foot. As he lined up his final putt, a spectacular rainbow appeared. Director Steve Milton had cameraman Davey Finch shoot it so that the cup became the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. 21 August 17, 2007 Davis Love IIIs 2007 PGA Victory
Navy defeats Army on Frank Schenks FG with 11 seconds remaining. It was a classic college football game, Nantz says. But more than that was the remarkable purity of sport among these athletes who werent going on to the NFL; they were going into harms way to defend their country. 20 December 9, 1989 Navys Win Over Army
After the game-winning kick, a Midshipmans hat, tossed in jubilation, flew into the CBS broadcast booth at the Meadowlands. Midshipman Mackowitz, if youre out there, I now have your hat, Nantz said on the air. 20 December 9, 1989 Navys Win Over Army
An emotional Ben Crenshaw, nearing the end of his competitive days, wins his second Masters just days after his long-time teacher and mentor Harvey Penick is laid to rest. 19 April 9, 1985 Ben Crenshawss 95 Masters Win
Notre Dame defeats Miami, 29-20, to conclude the most heated rivalry of the decade. Raghib (Rocket) Ismail had a 94-yard kickoff return for a Fighting Irish touchdown. 18 October 27, 1990 End of the Miami-Notre Dame Rivalry
Ken Venturi exits the stage at the Kemper Open after 35 years with CBS. A tearful day of goodbyes to the longest-running lead analyst in network history ends with a tribute set to My Way, sung by Venturis close friend, Frank Sinatra 17 June 2, 2002 Ken Venturis Tearful Goodbye
Nantz told his broadcast partner of 17 years: You wont be in that chair any longer, but as long as Im here, youll be my side. 17 June 2, 2002 Ken Venturis Tearful Goodbye
Following an absence of 1,687 days, Jim Nantz, hosting THE NFL TODAY, welcomes the NFL back to CBS with a tribute to the many legends who had been a part of THE NFL ON CBSs coverage dating back to 1956. 16 September 6, 1998 The NFLs Return to CBS Sports
25-year-old PGA Tour rookie John Daly, the ninth alternate, not only made it into the PGA Championship at the last minute, he stunned the golf world with mammoth drives that tamed the long and difficult Crooked Stick (Indiana) course leading to an improbable major victory. 15 August 19, 1991 John Daly Stuns the Golf World
Nick Faldo wins his third Masters as Greg Norman inexplicably squanders a six-shot lead in the final round. 14 April 14, 1996 Greg Normans Masters Collapse
Dean Smith wins his final NCAA championship as Michigans Chris Webber called a timeout in the closing seconds after the Wolverines had exhausted all of their available timeouts. This gaffe resulted in a technical foul. 13 April 5, 1993 Dean Smiths Last NCAA Ring
Y.E. Yang of South Korea outduels Tiger Woods in the final round of the PGA Championship at Hazeltine to become the first Asian-born golfer to win a mens major title. It was also the first time that Woods failed to win a major that he had led after 54 holes. 12 August 16, 2009 Yang Busts Through Woods Armor
Marshall University soccer player Willy Merrick is pressed into emergency placekicking duty when his brother, David, the Thundering Herds regular kicker is suspended on the eve of the national championship game for violating team rules 11 December 19, 1992 Marshalls Anniversary to Remember
In his first college football game, Merrick kicks a dramatic 22-yard FG to beat Youngstown State for the Division I-AA title 22 years after a plane crash killed the 1970 Marshall football team. 11 December 19, 1992 Marshalls Anniversary to Remember
Kansas comes back from nine points down with 2:12 left in regulation to tie the game when Mario Chalmers hit a rainbow three with 2.1 seconds remaining. The Jayhawks went on to beat Memphis in overtime to win the NCAA Basketball Championship 10 April 7, 2008 Billy Packers Last Game
It was Nantzs last game with long-time partner, Billy Packer (at whose insistence that was not publicly revealed at the time in order not to overshadow the players or the game). 10 April 7, 2008 Billy Packers Last Game
Jim Nantz hosted THE SUPER BOWL TODAY, leading up to Super Bowl XXXVIII in his adopted hometown of Houston. He also created and hosted the first-ever Super Bowl Opening Ceremony: A Houston Salute on the Monday night before 9 February 1, 2004 Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston
Nantz remembers: Immediately after we signed off I raced to visit my dad, an Alzheimers disease patient, who was in a nursing home 10 minutes from the stadium. His room was completely dark except for the flickering image of the TV from which my voice had been emanating all day but I will never know if he was able to recognize that it was his son. February 1, 2004 Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston 9
Phil Mickelson claims his first-ever major championship and Masters green jacket by firing a final-round 69 to get the best of a compelling back-nine shootout with Ernie Els. As Mickelson birdied the final hole for his breakthrough victory, Nantz captured the end of Leftys frustration with the call: Is it his time? Yes, at long last! April 11, 2004 Phil Mickelsons First Green Jacket 8
The Colts defeat the Bears in Super Bowl XVI. Chicagos Devin Hester becomes the first player in Super Bowl history to return the opening kickoff for a touchdown February 4, 2007 His First Super Bowl Play-By-Play 7
Nantz recalls: Two things raced through my mind as Hester wove his way down the field. One of my broadcasting heroes, Jack Whitaker, had counseled me earlier in the week: Just be prepared for the opening kickoff, Jimmy. February 4, 2007 His First Super Bowl Play-By-Play 7
Then, I flashed back to the first NFL play I ever witnessed my dad and I were standing in a smoky aisle in old Tulane Stadium in 1967, when John Gilliam ran back the opening kickoff of the first game in New Orleans Saints franchise history. So there was a sense of perfect symmetry to my first Super Bowl play-by-play call. February 4, 2007 His First Super Bowl Play-By-Play 7
Tiger Woods, 21 years and 104 days old, wins the Masters, his first major championship, by 12 strokes over Tom Kite. Woods four-day total of -18 (270) was a record low score at Augusta. Hes the first man of African or Asian descent and the youngest to win the Masters. Nantzs summation call at 18: A win for the ages! April 13, 1997 Tiger Woods Win for the Ages! 6
Hosting on weekends (Albertville, France; Lillehammer, Norway) and prime-time (Nagano, Japan) with a myriad of storylines from the Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan showdown to Dan Jansens redemption to Alberto Tombas triumphs and the glorious pageantry of the opening and closing ceremonies. 1992, 1994, 1998 The Winter Olympic Games 5
Mike Krzyzewski wins his first NCAA championship as Duke, having defeated unbeaten UNLV in the national semifinals, overcomes Kansas in the title game highlighted by a memorable Grant Hill dunk shot. April 1, 1991 Coach Ks First NCAA Championship 4
Peyton Manning and the Colts register the greatest comeback in NFL championship game history by overcoming a 21-3 halftime deficit in the final minute against their playoff nemesis, the New England Patriots. The 38-34 victory put Indianapolis into Super Bowl XLI against Chicago. January 21, 2007 Colts AFC Championship Comeback 3
46-year-old Jack Nicklaus wins his historic sixth green jacket with a final round 65 (including a back nine 30) to become the oldest man to win the Masters and increase his record of major victories to 18. Nicklaus birdie on 16 elicited Nantzs famous summation: The Bear has come out of hibernation! April 13, 1986 The Bear Comes Out Of Hibernation 2
About calling his first Masters at age 26, Nantz comments: As much as Id like to think that I had always been preparing myself for that moment, I must confess that I was so nervous my teeth were chattering involuntarily. I was worried that the noise emanating from my clicking molars would be picked up by my open microphone. April 13, 1986 The Bear Comes Out Of Hibernation 2
Fred Couples, Jim Nantz former college roommate at the University of Houston wins the Masters, and Nantz interviews him for the green jacket ceremony just as they had rehearsed in their dorm room back in 1979. Its a perfect fit! Fred Couples Masters champion, Nantz said that day in Butler Cabin April 12, 1992 Sharing In Fred Couples Masters Dream 1
Reflecting back, Nantz says: I cannot imagine ever witnessing a moment that will touch me more deeply than this perfect fulfillment of a glorious dream that was shared by intimate friends for so many years. April 12, 1992 Sharing In Fred Couples Masters Dream 1
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Jim Nantz's Top 25 Moments in 25 Years At CBS Sports

  • 1. Jim Nantzs Top 25 in 25 Years at CBS Sports
  • 2. Jim Nantz is now in his 25 th year with CBS Sports
  • 3. He won the 2008 Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality Play-by-Play
  • 4. and has been recognized by his peers in the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) as the National Sportscaster of the Year five times (2009, 2008, 2007, 2005, 1998)
  • 5. Jim Nantz recently shared his top 25 moments in those 25 years.
  • 6. Brent Musburger, live at Michigan Stadium (for Notre Dame @ Michigan), introduces the 26-year-old Nantz (in the New York studio with Pat Haden for THE PRUDENTIAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPORT) to the CBS Television Network audience 25 September 14, 1985 The CBS Sports Debut
  • 7. Nantz recalls: My pulse was racing in high gear; I had never encountered such a flash of tongue-tying anxiety before not even during Mr. Applegates public-speaking class back in high school. 25 The CBS Sports Debut September 14, 1985
  • 8. After Tom Pernice, Jr. sank the winning putt to win The International, his blind six-year-old daughter Brooke ran her fingers over her fathers face to determine how big his smile was. 24 August 5, 2001 Tom Pernice Wins the International
  • 9. JIM NANTZ REMEMBERS AUGUST: THE 1960 MASTERS For the first time, a sporting event that originally aired live in black-and-white was rebroadcast in color, as a result of more than 10,000 man-hours of labor and new digital technology. 23 April 8, 2007 Remastering the 1960 Masters
  • 10. Lute Olsons Arizona Wildcats win a Cat fight in overtime against Rick Pitinos heavily favored Kentucky Wildcats. Arizona became the only team to defeat three number-one seeds en route to a national title. 22 March 31, 2007 The Arizona Kentucky Cat Fight
  • 11. Davis Love III captures the 1997 PGA Championship at Winged Foot. As he lined up his final putt, a spectacular rainbow appeared. Director Steve Milton had cameraman Davey Finch shoot it so that the cup became the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. 21 August 17, 2007 Davis Love IIIs 2007 PGA Victory
  • 12. Navy defeats Army on Frank Schenks FG with 11 seconds remaining. It was a classic college football game, Nantz says. But more than that was the remarkable purity of sport among these athletes who werent going on to the NFL; they were going into harms way to defend their country. 20 December 9, 1989 Navys Win Over Army
  • 13. After the game-winning kick, a Midshipmans hat, tossed in jubilation, flew into the CBS broadcast booth at the Meadowlands. Midshipman Mackowitz, if youre out there, I now have your hat, Nantz said on the air. 20 December 9, 1989 Navys Win Over Army
  • 14. An emotional Ben Crenshaw, nearing the end of his competitive days, wins his second Masters just days after his long-time teacher and mentor Harvey Penick is laid to rest. 19 April 9, 1985 Ben Crenshawss 95 Masters Win
  • 15. Notre Dame defeats Miami, 29-20, to conclude the most heated rivalry of the decade. Raghib (Rocket) Ismail had a 94-yard kickoff return for a Fighting Irish touchdown. 18 October 27, 1990 End of the Miami-Notre Dame Rivalry
  • 16. Ken Venturi exits the stage at the Kemper Open after 35 years with CBS. A tearful day of goodbyes to the longest-running lead analyst in network history ends with a tribute set to My Way, sung by Venturis close friend, Frank Sinatra 17 June 2, 2002 Ken Venturis Tearful Goodbye
  • 17. Nantz told his broadcast partner of 17 years: You wont be in that chair any longer, but as long as Im here, youll be my side. 17 June 2, 2002 Ken Venturis Tearful Goodbye
  • 18. Following an absence of 1,687 days, Jim Nantz, hosting THE NFL TODAY, welcomes the NFL back to CBS with a tribute to the many legends who had been a part of THE NFL ON CBSs coverage dating back to 1956. 16 September 6, 1998 The NFLs Return to CBS Sports
  • 19. 25-year-old PGA Tour rookie John Daly, the ninth alternate, not only made it into the PGA Championship at the last minute, he stunned the golf world with mammoth drives that tamed the long and difficult Crooked Stick (Indiana) course leading to an improbable major victory. 15 August 19, 1991 John Daly Stuns the Golf World
  • 20. Nick Faldo wins his third Masters as Greg Norman inexplicably squanders a six-shot lead in the final round. 14 April 14, 1996 Greg Normans Masters Collapse
  • 21. Dean Smith wins his final NCAA championship as Michigans Chris Webber called a timeout in the closing seconds after the Wolverines had exhausted all of their available timeouts. This gaffe resulted in a technical foul. 13 April 5, 1993 Dean Smiths Last NCAA Ring
  • 22. Y.E. Yang of South Korea outduels Tiger Woods in the final round of the PGA Championship at Hazeltine to become the first Asian-born golfer to win a mens major title. It was also the first time that Woods failed to win a major that he had led after 54 holes. 12 August 16, 2009 Yang Busts Through Woods Armor
  • 23. Marshall University soccer player Willy Merrick is pressed into emergency placekicking duty when his brother, David, the Thundering Herds regular kicker is suspended on the eve of the national championship game for violating team rules 11 December 19, 1992 Marshalls Anniversary to Remember
  • 24. In his first college football game, Merrick kicks a dramatic 22-yard FG to beat Youngstown State for the Division I-AA title 22 years after a plane crash killed the 1970 Marshall football team. 11 December 19, 1992 Marshalls Anniversary to Remember
  • 25. Kansas comes back from nine points down with 2:12 left in regulation to tie the game when Mario Chalmers hit a rainbow three with 2.1 seconds remaining. The Jayhawks went on to beat Memphis in overtime to win the NCAA Basketball Championship 10 April 7, 2008 Billy Packers Last Game
  • 26. It was Nantzs last game with long-time partner, Billy Packer (at whose insistence that was not publicly revealed at the time in order not to overshadow the players or the game). 10 April 7, 2008 Billy Packers Last Game
  • 27. Jim Nantz hosted THE SUPER BOWL TODAY, leading up to Super Bowl XXXVIII in his adopted hometown of Houston. He also created and hosted the first-ever Super Bowl Opening Ceremony: A Houston Salute on the Monday night before 9 February 1, 2004 Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston
  • 28. Nantz remembers: Immediately after we signed off I raced to visit my dad, an Alzheimers disease patient, who was in a nursing home 10 minutes from the stadium. His room was completely dark except for the flickering image of the TV from which my voice had been emanating all day but I will never know if he was able to recognize that it was his son. February 1, 2004 Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston 9
  • 29. Phil Mickelson claims his first-ever major championship and Masters green jacket by firing a final-round 69 to get the best of a compelling back-nine shootout with Ernie Els. As Mickelson birdied the final hole for his breakthrough victory, Nantz captured the end of Leftys frustration with the call: Is it his time? Yes, at long last! April 11, 2004 Phil Mickelsons First Green Jacket 8
  • 30. The Colts defeat the Bears in Super Bowl XVI. Chicagos Devin Hester becomes the first player in Super Bowl history to return the opening kickoff for a touchdown February 4, 2007 His First Super Bowl Play-By-Play 7
  • 31. Nantz recalls: Two things raced through my mind as Hester wove his way down the field. One of my broadcasting heroes, Jack Whitaker, had counseled me earlier in the week: Just be prepared for the opening kickoff, Jimmy. February 4, 2007 His First Super Bowl Play-By-Play 7
  • 32. Then, I flashed back to the first NFL play I ever witnessed my dad and I were standing in a smoky aisle in old Tulane Stadium in 1967, when John Gilliam ran back the opening kickoff of the first game in New Orleans Saints franchise history. So there was a sense of perfect symmetry to my first Super Bowl play-by-play call. February 4, 2007 His First Super Bowl Play-By-Play 7
  • 33. Tiger Woods, 21 years and 104 days old, wins the Masters, his first major championship, by 12 strokes over Tom Kite. Woods four-day total of -18 (270) was a record low score at Augusta. Hes the first man of African or Asian descent and the youngest to win the Masters. Nantzs summation call at 18: A win for the ages! April 13, 1997 Tiger Woods Win for the Ages! 6
  • 34. Hosting on weekends (Albertville, France; Lillehammer, Norway) and prime-time (Nagano, Japan) with a myriad of storylines from the Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan showdown to Dan Jansens redemption to Alberto Tombas triumphs and the glorious pageantry of the opening and closing ceremonies. 1992, 1994, 1998 The Winter Olympic Games 5
  • 35. Mike Krzyzewski wins his first NCAA championship as Duke, having defeated unbeaten UNLV in the national semifinals, overcomes Kansas in the title game highlighted by a memorable Grant Hill dunk shot. April 1, 1991 Coach Ks First NCAA Championship 4
  • 36. Peyton Manning and the Colts register the greatest comeback in NFL championship game history by overcoming a 21-3 halftime deficit in the final minute against their playoff nemesis, the New England Patriots. The 38-34 victory put Indianapolis into Super Bowl XLI against Chicago. January 21, 2007 Colts AFC Championship Comeback 3
  • 37. 46-year-old Jack Nicklaus wins his historic sixth green jacket with a final round 65 (including a back nine 30) to become the oldest man to win the Masters and increase his record of major victories to 18. Nicklaus birdie on 16 elicited Nantzs famous summation: The Bear has come out of hibernation! April 13, 1986 The Bear Comes Out Of Hibernation 2
  • 38. About calling his first Masters at age 26, Nantz comments: As much as Id like to think that I had always been preparing myself for that moment, I must confess that I was so nervous my teeth were chattering involuntarily. I was worried that the noise emanating from my clicking molars would be picked up by my open microphone. April 13, 1986 The Bear Comes Out Of Hibernation 2
  • 39. Fred Couples, Jim Nantz former college roommate at the University of Houston wins the Masters, and Nantz interviews him for the green jacket ceremony just as they had rehearsed in their dorm room back in 1979. Its a perfect fit! Fred Couples Masters champion, Nantz said that day in Butler Cabin April 12, 1992 Sharing In Fred Couples Masters Dream 1
  • 40. Reflecting back, Nantz says: I cannot imagine ever witnessing a moment that will touch me more deeply than this perfect fulfillment of a glorious dream that was shared by intimate friends for so many years. April 12, 1992 Sharing In Fred Couples Masters Dream 1
  • 41. Jim Nantzs Top 25 in 25 Years at CBS Sports