Broadcast Booth Episode 7 - Guest: Verne Lundquist, Hall of Fame PBP - CBS Sports

One of the great storytellers of our time and a Play-by-Play Hall of Famer - Verne Lundquist, takes us through his incredible career with behind the scenes anecdotes around some of his iconic calls. Verne chats about his early days as a local sportscaster in Dallas, his play-by-play experience with the Dallas Cowboys that included the infamous Jackie Smith drop in Super Bowl XIII, shares why the Grant Hill pass to Christian Laettner was so meaningful to him personally, and his favorite - the Jack Nicklaus putt at the 1986 Masters, and much more. 

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro to Verne Lundquist
• 2:20 Early Days as a Local Sportscaster
• 5:04 Ice Bowl as Cowboys Broadcaster
• 7:20 Friendship with Calvin & Janet Hill; Birth of Grant Hill
• 8:05 Calvin & Grant Hill's Miraculous Passes
• 12:06 Difference Between Radio & TV PBP
• 13:56 Jim Nantz Greatest Golf Host Ever
• 15:10 Great Calls - Story Behind the Jackie Smith Drop
• 22:05 Yes Sir! - Story Behind the Nicklaus call
• 29:01 Yes Sir! - Memorabilia
• 31:15 PBP for 20 Different Sports
• 34:46 Verne's Favorite Call of All Time
• 36:25 SEC Career - Relationship With Gary Danielson
• 40:22 Honors - Texas Lutheran Commencement Speech
• 42:15 Scattershooting - Happy Gilmore, Obama, Collector Cards, etc.
• 49:03 Common Stories Between Us - Farewell