I think college football is a reflection of Middle America. You go into a college football town, and you will find three generations of a family sitting together. It's a rallying point for the university, the community, and the families. — Keith Jackson Copy Share Image
I talk to the guy who busted his butt all week to buy a color TV, and the woman who's raising her kids, the… — Keith Jackson Copy Share Image
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… — Keith Jackson Copy Share Image
We're thrifty. We can live off our interest, save the principal, and let the kids go off and have a hoot. — Keith Jackson Copy Share Image
If I could get someone like John Grisham or someone like that to sit down and write a book with me, I'd love that. — Keith Jackson Copy Share Image
Baseball is a game of geometry, while football is a game of explosive emotion. Every emotion known to mankind is in that 60 minutes… — Keith Jackson Copy Share Image
The older I got, the more willing I was to go into the Southern vernacular, because some of it's funny. — Keith Jackson Copy Share Image
If I've helped people enjoy the telecast, that's fine. That's my purpose. — Keith Jackson Copy Share Image
This 'Whoa, Nellie!' thing is overrated. There were all kinds of stories going around. People said I had a mule in Georgia named Nellie.… — Keith Jackson Copy Share Image
My grandma once told my mama, 'The kid's walking crazy around the cornfield, talking to himself.' I was calling ballgames. — Keith Jackson Copy Share Image
I can't buy the happiness I see on people's faces when I give them a fifty dollar bill. — Keith Jackson Copy Share Image
It's the broadcaster's dilemma. Are we true journalists? I don't know if I am or not. — Keith Jackson Copy Share Image
