This ‘Whoa, Nellie!’ thing is overrated. There were all kinds of stories going around. People said I had a mule in Georgia named Nellie. Well, we had a mule in Georgia, but her name was Pearl. Keith Jackson Read Quote
The best way to get somebody’s attention is with a little quiet, and then yell at ’em. Keith Jackson Read Quote
I don’t want to get back into the pressure cooker of play-by-play and worry about travel. I don’t want to die in a stadium parking lot. Keith Jackson Read Quote
You guys got big uglies, fuumm-bull, and ‘Whoa, Nellie.’ What I got was, ‘Lindsey, why are the trash cans still out front?’ ‘This homework needs more work,’ and the inevitable was, ‘How fast were you really going?’ Keith Jackson Read Quote
Baseball is a game of geometry, while football is a game of explosive emotion. Every emotion known to mankind is in that 60 minutes – pride, pain, dedication, satisfaction, fear. Keith Jackson Read Quote
We’re thrifty. We can live off our interest, save the principal, and let the kids go off and have a hoot. Keith Jackson Read Quote
The older I got, the more willing I was to go into the Southern vernacular, because some of it’s funny. Keith Jackson Read Quote
I’ve announced every kind of sporting event except hockey and demolition derby, and to be frank about it, I don’t really care to ever do those. Keith Jackson Read Quote
When you come into Camp Randall Stadium to play a game, you better double-clutch your chinstrap because you’re going to be in a smash-mouth game. Keith Jackson Read Quote
The one thing you can’t ever forget – the playing field is the property of the players and the coaches. It is not to be used by some fat-butted announcer trying to make a name for himself. Keith Jackson Read Quote
