Merton Laverne Lundquist Jr. (born July 17, 1940) is an American sportscaster.

Biography

Early life and career

Lundquist was born in

Duluth, Minnesota , settlement_type = City , nicknames = Twin Ports (with Superior), Zenith City , motto = , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top: urban Duluth skyline; Minnesota ...

. He graduated from Austin High School in

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, before attending

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(formerly Texas Lutheran College), where he was one of the founders of the Omega Tau Fraternity in 1958 before graduating in 1962. He is now a member of the Board of Regents for his alma mater. Lundquist attended Augustana Seminary in

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in 1962. His father was a

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pastor and President of the Nebraska Synod of the Augustana Lutheran Church. Lundquist played basketball and baseball and was a disc jockey at WOC, Davenport, Iowa. His 'Golden Voice' was the highlight of the seminary class on preaching. He began his broadcasting career as sports anchor for

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in Dallas and in Austin for KTBC, as well as being the radio voice of the

Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divisi ...

. Lundquist joined the Cowboys Radio Network in 1967 and remained with the team until the 1984 season. He was paired with future (and now current) play-by-play man

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starting with the 1977 season, the year the Cowboys went 12–2 and captured their second NFL title in Super Bowl XII. He was sportscaster at WFAA during their 6pm news, while his eventual successor

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did the 10pm news. Before becoming a nationwide sports commentator, from 1970 to 1974, Lundquist was commentator for the sports show, ''

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'', in

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. It aired weekday evenings on the

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station, WFAA-TV, from 6:30 to 7:00, in north central Texas. During these four seasons, Lundquist started interviewing Cowboys players and their first head coach,

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, at their sidelines, during halftimes, practices, pre-season and pre-game warm-ups, in Dallas.

Network assignments

Nationally, Lundquist worked for

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from 1974 to 1981, CBS from 1982 to 1995, and

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cable from 1995 to 1997 before returning to CBS in 1998. Lundquist's patented belly laugh and his contagious enthusiasm for the events he covers have made him one of the more prominent and recognizable on-air talents in network TV. He is among the key voices of

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, and in past years had called regional NFL games for

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games for

and

, and TNT's '' Sunday Night Football'' telecasts. He called television play-by-play on

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preseason games from 2006 to 2008. During the

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, and

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, whose rights were held by CBS and TNT, Lundquist and Scott Hamilton served as the announcers for

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events. Their performances were parodied by ''

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'' cast members

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and

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(as Lundquist) with

Dana Carvey Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his seven seasons as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1986 to 1993, which earned him fiv ...

David Spade David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, television host, and writer. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' in the 1990s, and he later began an acting career in both film and television. He also s ...

, and

Will Ferrell John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show '' Saturday Night Live'', where he performed from 1995 to 2 ...

(both as Hamilton): in 1992 with

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and 1994 with

Nancy Kerrigan Nancy Ann Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969) is an American figure skating, figure skater and actress. She won bronze medals at the 1991 World Figure Skating Championships, 1991 World Championships and the Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympic ...

and

Chris Farley Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. Farley was known for his loud, energetic comedic style, and was a member of Chicago's Second City Theatre and later a cast member of the ...

. They did a spoof of the Olympics figure skating events, as both Hartman and Myers went "Oh!" when Priestly or Farley (in a pre-recorded performance) did an on-ice pratfall. Lundquist, after seeing the original footage in 1992, commented that Hartman "nailed it dead on." Lundquist filled in for Ernie Johnson Jr. as host of

's coverage of the PGA Championship twice, in

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as Johnson was battling cancer, and in

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when Johnson left after the second round following the death of his father on that Friday night. After his return to CBS, Lundquist served as the long-time lead play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports' coverage of college football on the '' SEC on CBS'' from 2000–2016. Lundquist retired from broadcasting college football games after calling the

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on December 10, 2016. He planned to contribute to other CBS Sports programs, including its college basketball and golf coverage, for the foreseeable future. In March 2018, Lundquist announced he would not work the 2018 NCAA men's basketball tournament, as he was still recovering from back surgery he had in November 2017 and would retire from calling college basketball. Despite his retirement from calling college football and basketball, Lundquist remains active as an announcer, continuing to call

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and the

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for

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since 2018. Currently, Lundquist resides in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Appearances in other media

Lundquist played himself commentating on golf tournaments in the 1996

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''. Lundquist was a play-by-play announcer in the ''

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'' video game and was also the play-by-play announcer in the ''

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'' video game.

Memorable calls

A famous pet phrase Lundquist used on occasion is ''"How do you DO!"''; on a huge offensive or defensive play, a phrase he took from USC football broadcaster

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(who in turn took the phrase from venerable broadcaster

Vin Scully Vincent Edward Scully (November 29, 1927 – August 2, 2022) was an American sportscaster. He was best known for his 67 seasons calling games for Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers, beginning in 1950 (when the franchise was located ...

). * January 21, 1979: While calling the Dallas Cowboys' radio broadcast of Super Bowl XIII against the

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, Lundquist famously described Cowboys

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dropping a third quarter

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pass, which would have put the Cowboys an extra point away from tying the game: * April 13, 1986: While calling the final round of the 50th Masters Tournament in 1986,

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made a birdie putt on the 17th hole for the outright lead: * March 28, 1992: While calling play-by-play for the 1992 NCAA Men's Basketball East Region Finals between

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and

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hit a 17-foot turnaround jumper at the buzzer to win the game by a score of 104–103 in overtime: * February 25, 1994: While calling figure skating at the Winter Olympics, Lundquist called one of the most watched sports events in history. The ladies free skate portion of the 1994 Olympics drew Super Bowl type television ratings because of the hyped

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and

debacle. The drama unfolded that evening as

begin her free skate, then quit 45 seconds into her program, and went crying to the judges table of a broken skate lace. She was granted permission to fix her skate and start her free skate later in the evening. During the ordeal, he said: * April 10, 2005: While calling the final round of the 2005 Masters Tournament on

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sunk a dramatic chip-in birdie on the 16th hole: * March 26, 2006: While calling play-by-play for the 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Washington, D.C. Regional Finals, a stunning upset was crafted by #11-seed

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over #1-seed

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in the Elite 8. : * November 11, 2006: While calling a college football game on

between the #6-ranked

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and the unranked

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, Florida defensive end Jarvis Moss blocked a game-winning 48-yard field goal attempt by South Carolina kicker

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. The Gators would go on to win the national championship: * October 24, 2009: While calling a college football

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game on

between the #1-ranked

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and the unranked

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, Alabama defensive tackle

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blocked a game-winning 44-yard field goal attempt by Tennessee kicker Daniel Lincoln to help Alabama win the national championship: * November 10, 2012: While calling the college football game on

between the #1-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide and the #15-ranked

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, A&M quarterback

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threw a touchdown pass to receiver

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after nearly getting sacked and fumbling the football, all but cementing Manziel's

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that year. * November 16, 2013: While calling a college football

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between #7-ranked Auburn and #25-ranked

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, Auburn quarterback

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threw a 73-yard touchdown pass to Ricardo Louis known as "

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," a

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that propelled Auburn past Georgia in the final seconds of the game. : * November 30, 2013: While calling a college football game on

between #1-ranked

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and #4-ranked Auburn, a fierce in-state rivalry known as "

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," Auburn cornerback Chris Davis returned a missed 57-yard field goal attempt by Alabama placekicker Adam Griffith with 0:01 remaining 100 yards for a game-winning touchdown on the game's final play. Known as the

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, the play gave Auburn a 34–28 victory and a spot in the 2013 SEC Championship Game. : * October 1, 2016: While calling a college football

between #11-ranked

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and #25-ranked

at Sanford Stadium, Tennessee quarterback

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completed a

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pass to wide receiver Jauan Jennings with no time remaining in regulation play to give Tennessee a 34–31 victory, only 10 clock seconds after Georgia had scored a 47-yard touchdown to secure the lead and presumably the win: * April 14, 2019: While calling the 16th hole at the

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, where

hit a remarkable tee shot and made a birdie to increase his lead in the final round. Woods would go on to win the tournament (his first win at Augusta in 14 years) capping an amazing comeback to the top of the golfing world: * May 23, 2021: While calling the 5th hole in the final round of the 2021 PGA Championship, where

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electrified the crowd by holing a bunker shot for birdie on his way to becoming the oldest major champion in golf history:

Honors

At the 2005 Sun Bowl, Lundquist was inducted into the Sun Bowl Hall of Fame along with former

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football coach

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. From 1977–1983, the

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named Lundquist as Texas Sportscaster of the Year for his accomplishments from his time in Dallas. The organization later inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2007. In broadcasting circles, Lundquist is affectionately known as "The Golden Throat". In May 2012, Lundquist delivered the commencement address at Hampden–Sydney College, an honor he calls "one of the true achievements of my lifetime." Lundquist is on the board of directors of the summer music festival, Strings Music Festival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. On October 22, 2016, Lundquist was a Celebrity Guest Picker on '' College GameDay'' on

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Broadcasting partners

Lundquist has had many broadcasting partners over his long career, including: *

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