Editing Jim Nantz

{{Short description|American sportscaster (born 1959)}}
{{for|the American football player|Jim Nance}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Jim Nantz
| image              = JimNantz2001.jpg
| caption            = Nantz in 2001
| birth_name         = James William Nantz III
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1959|5|17}}
| birth_place        = [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], U.S.
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| alma_mater         = [[University of Houston]]
| occupation         = Sports commentator
| years_active       = 1980–present
| spouse             = {{ubl
   | {{marriage|Ann-Lorraine Carlsen|1983|2009|end=div}}
   | {{marriage|Courtney Richards|2012|}}
   }}
| children           = 3
| module             = {{infobox sports announcer details
| genre = [[Play-by-play]]
| sport = [[NFL on CBS|National Football League]]<br />[[NCAA March Madness (TV program)|NCAA March Madness]]<br />[[PGA Tour on CBS|PGA Tour]]
| employer = [[CBS Sports]] (1985–present)
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}}
'''James William Nantz III''' (born May 17, 1959) is an American [[sportscaster]] who has worked on telecasts of the [[National Football League]] (NFL),  [[NCAA Division I]] men's [[basketball]], the [[NBA]], and the [[PGA Tour]] for [[CBS Sports]] since the 1980s. He has anchored CBS's coverage of the [[Masters Tournament]] since 1989 and been the lead play-by-play announcer on [[NFL on CBS|CBS's NFL coverage]] since 2004. He was also the lead broadcaster for the [[NCAA men's basketball tournament]] from 1990 to 2023.

==Early life and education==
Born in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], Nantz grew up in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]],<ref>Radio Interview on ''The Don Geronimo Show''. Aired January 30, 2012.</ref> [[Colts Neck Township, New Jersey]],<ref>[http://www.sportsline.com/cbssports/team/jnantz CBS Sports Team: Jim Nantz] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327122054/http://sportsline.com/cbssports/team/jnantz |date=March 27, 2008 }}, [[CBS Sports]]. Accessed April 4, 2008. "He was born May 17, 1959, in Charlotte, N.C., and grew up in Colts Neck, N.J."</ref> and [[Marlboro Township, New Jersey]],<ref>Craig, Jack. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/294472811 "CBS' Nantz a Smoothie from Start"], ''[[Boston Globe]]'', November 11, 1988. Accessed September 10, 2015. "'It took me one-tenth of a second to answer. My wife and I grew up in Marlboro, New Jersey. We were coming home,' he said. Three years later, Nantz and his wife are living in Westport, Conn."</ref> where he attended [[Marlboro High School]].<ref>[http://www.coxcharityclassic.com/headliner9.html Cox Classic Headliners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061105065024/http://www.coxcharityclassic.com/headliner9.html |date=November 5, 2006 }}, accessed November 29, 2006.</ref> In high school, he was co-captain of the [[basketball]] team and co-captain and number one player on the [[golf]] team. He was a member of Bamm Hollow Country Club.

Nantz then matriculated at the [[University of Houston]] where he played on the [[Houston Cougars men's golf|Cougars men's golf team]], rooming with future professional golfers [[Fred Couples]] and [[Blaine McCallister]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/sports/article/Broadcaster-Nantz-in-front-row-for-sports-history-1702963.php|title=Broadcaster Nantz in front row for sports history|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=September 12, 2010}}</ref> He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Radio and Television Broadcasting in 1981.<ref>[https://uhcougars.com/news/2001/4/2/CBS_Announcer_Jim_Nantz_To_Deliver_UH_Commencement_Address.aspx "CBS Announcer Jim Nantz To Deliver UH Commencement Address," University of Houston, Monday, April 2, 2001.] Retrieved August 23, 2022.</ref> It was during this time that Nantz got his first experience in sports broadcasting with the [[CBS Radio News|CBS Radio Network]], transmitting taped interviews to [[Win Elliot]] for the latter's ''Sports Central USA'' weekend reports.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sandomir|first=Richard|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/20/sports/win-elliot-who-broadcast-sports-with-flair-dies-at-83.html|title=Win Elliot, Who Broadcast Sports With Flair, Dies at 83|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 20, 1998|access-date=April 6, 2021}}</ref>

==Broadcasting career==
===Before CBS Sports===
Nantz started as an anchor and sportscaster for [[KHOU]] in [[Houston|Houston, Texas]] in the early 1980s and then became a weekend sports anchor on [[KSL-TV]] in [[Salt Lake City]] (1982–1985) where he called [[BYU Cougars football|BYU football]] games and [[Utah Jazz]] games along with [[Hot Rod Hundley]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/fanmail/ci_20175785/jim-nantz-peyton-manning-denver-and-how-win-ncaa-tournament|title=Jim Nantz: CBS broadcaster on Peyton Manning in Denver and how to win the NCAA tournament|newspaper=Denver Post|date=March 15, 2012|quote=Out of college I worked at KSL in Salt Lake City, one of my assignments was BYU football play-by-play, back in the time when BYU was winning the national championship. I did those games with Steve Young in the booth.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/sltrib/sports/51960504-77/nantz-utah-sports-byu.html.csp|title=Scott D. Pierce: Utah-BYU split hard for Nantz to fathom|newspaper=[[Salt Lake Tribune]]|date=June 8, 2011|quote=From 1982 to 1985, he was the weekend sports anchor at Ch. 5; he did BYU football play-by-play alongside Steve Young; he did Jazz commentary alongside Hot Rod Hundley.}}</ref>

===At CBS Sports===
Nantz joined CBS Sports in 1985, initially working as a studio host for CBS's college [[College Football on CBS|football]] and [[College Basketball on CBS|basketball]] coverage, and as an on-course reporter for [[PGA Tour on CBS|PGA Tour]] golf, as well as calling NFL games on [[NFL on Westwood One|Westwood One]] (from [[1988 NFL season|1988]] to [[1990 NFL season|1990]], when he was moved to television, Nantz called ''[[ESPN Sunday Night Football|Sunday Night Football]]'' games for what was then called CBS Radio Sports).  In 1989, he moved from the college football studio show to play-by-play for two seasons, calling a full season of games including the Army-Navy game and the Cotton Bowl, with analysts [[Pat Haden]] (in 1989) and [[Tim Brant]] (in 1990).

Nantz has anchored CBS' coverage of the [[Masters Tournament]] since 1989. Following [[Brent Musburger]]'s ouster from CBS in 1990, Nantz moved into the lead play-by-play role on the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA]] [[Final Four]] men's basketball finals, working with [[Billy Packer]] (1991–2008), [[Clark Kellogg]] (2009–2013), [[Steve Kerr]] (2011–2014), and [[Greg Anthony]] (2013–2014). Nantz's most recent partners on March Madness coverage were [[Bill Raftery]] and [[Grant Hill]].<ref>Fine, Marshall, "The Voice of Sports", ''[[Cigar Aficionado]]'', June 2011, pp. 62–76.</ref> In October 2022, Nantz announced his intention to step away from basketball coverage to spend time with family and will be replaced by [[Ian Eagle]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marchand |first=Andrew|date=October 24, 2022 |title=Jim Nantz to call his final NCAA Tournament with Ian Eagle as successor |url=https://nypost.com/2022/10/24/jim-nantz-to-call-final-ncaa-tournament-with-ian-eagle-as-successor/ |access-date=April 2, 2023 |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Nantz opens each of his broadcasts by saying, "Hello, friends". The greeting came about as a way for Nantz to identify himself to his father, who had been suffering from [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Curtis |first=Charles|date=April 1, 2023 |title='Hello, friends.' Here's the story behind Jim Nantz's iconic catchphrase |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2023/04/jim-nantz-hello-friends-origin-story |access-date=April 2, 2023 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Nantz's broadcast style includes a penchant for informing listeners of historical facts or statistics regarding athletes or situations as a competition progresses.

====''The NFL on CBS'' (1987–1992) ====
On October 4, 1987, Nantz made his first on-air appearance during an NFL game when he served as a reporter during the [[1987 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] at [[1987 New York Jets season|New York Jets]] game during the NFL strike in a game which featured replacement players, he appeared outside the stadium and in the crowd interviewing fans, in a time before sideline reporters were commonplace at regular season games. It would be his only appearance on CBS's NFL coverage during the 1987 season. In 1988, Nantz would work his first NFL play-by-play assignments, covering the October 16 [[1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] at [[1988 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]] game (with his college football partner Haden) and the December 4 [[1988 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] at [[1988 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]] game (with analyst [[Ken Stabler]]). In 1989, Nantz would call three more NFL games (with Haden), and in 1990 he would call two games with analyst [[Tim Brant]]. Nantz would work a full schedule of NFL games on play-by-play for the first time in 1991, calling games with analyst [[Hank Stram]] and would then work again with Stram during the 1992 season, also paring with [[Dan Fouts]] for two games in September 1992 (when [[Pat Summerall]] was calling [[1992 US Open (tennis)|US Open tennis]]).

On October 4, 1992, he pared with analyst [[Randy Cross]] when Cross' regular broadcast partner, [[Dick Stockton]], was covering [[Major League Baseball on CBS|MLB baseball]]. For the 1993 season, Nantz would join Cross full-time, and they would be assigned to the January 16, 1994 NFC Divisional Playoff game between the [[1993 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] and the [[1993 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]].

====College Football (1994–1997)====
CBS would lose the NFL contract after the 1993 season, and Nantz would return to college football and call three games during the next two seasons, the 1994 Sun Bowl (with analyst [[Doug Flutie]]), and during the 1995 season, both the Sun Bowl and the Fiesta Bowl, with analyst [[Terry Donahue]].  He would work with Donahue again for a full season of play-by-play in 1996, while in 1997 he would return to hosting the College Football studio show.

====The NFL returns to CBS (1998–present)====
After hosting CBS's pre-game program ''[[The NFL Today]]'' from [[1998 NFL season|1998]] to [[2003 NFL season|2003]], he became ''[[The NFL on CBS]]''{{'}} top play-by-play announcer in [[2004 NFL season|2004]]. That move sent [[Greg Gumbel]] to the studio, and Nantz to the stadium booth with [[Phil Simms]].

On February 4, 2007, Nantz called the play-by-play of [[Super Bowl XLI]]. He joins [[Curt Gowdy]], [[Kevin Harlan]], and [[Dick Enberg]] as the only play-by-play announcers to ever call both a Super Bowl and an NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game. ([[Greg Gumbel]] called CBS's previous Super Bowls, [[Super Bowl XXXV]] and [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]].) Nantz is also one of two men to host a Super Bowl, announce an NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game, and host coverage of [[Masters Tournament|The Masters]] from Butler Cabin with [[Brent Musburger]] being the other. Musburger also accomplished all three feats with CBS. During [[Super Bowl XLVII]], [[Joe Flacco]] unknowingly hit Nantz with the [[Vince Lombardi Trophy]] during the presentation, but Nantz simply brushed it off.

In 2014, Nantz and broadcast partner Phil Simms called ''[[Thursday Night Football]]'' games in a deal with CBS and the [[NFL Network]]. [[Tracy Wolfson]] was the sideline reporter for the Thursday games along with the Sunday games on CBS.

In 2017, former [[List of Dallas Cowboys starting quarterbacks|Dallas Cowboys quarterback]] [[Tony Romo]] replaced [[Phil Simms]] as Nantz's color commentator for CBS' NFL telecasts.<ref>{{cite web|last=Breech |first=John |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/tony-romo-officially-joins-cbs-sports-as-lead-nfl-game-analyst-after-retiring/ |title=Tony Romo officially joins CBS Sports as lead NFL game analyst after retiring |publisher=CBSSports.com |date=April 4, 2017 |accessdate=December 22, 2021}}</ref>

Nantz and Romo called [[Super Bowl LIII]] in 2019, [[Super Bowl LV]] in 2021,  and [[Super Bowl LVIII]] in 2024.

On January 3, 2021, Nantz worked with [[Boomer Esiason]], who filled in for Romo, for a Week 17 game featuring the [[2020 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]] and [[2020 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]. On January 9, 2022, [[Tom McCarthy (sportscaster)|Tom McCarthy]] filled in for Nantz for a Week 18 game featuring the [[2021 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]] and [[2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Florio|first=Mike|date=January 7, 2022|title=Jim Nantz out for Sunday due to COVID protocols|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/07/jim-nantz-out-for-sunday-due-to-covid-protocols/|work=Pro Football Talk|location= |access-date=}}</ref> Both Romo in 2021 and Nantz in 2022 had to sit out of the final week of the regular season due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19]] protocols, and Romo also had to work the 2020 Wild Card game between the [[2020 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] and [[2020 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] remotely for the same reason.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Romo to work remotely for CBS to start NFL playoffs |url=https://nypost.com/2021/01/08/tony-romo-to-work-remotely-for-cbs-to-start-nfl-playoffs/|work=New York Post|date=January 9, 2021 |access-date=January 22, 2021}}</ref>

===Media appearances===
Nantz has appeared on episodes of ''[[The Price Is Right (American game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' to present a [[The Price Is Right (American game show)#Showcase|Showcase]] prize that involves CBS Sports properties, one to attend the 2009 Final Four in Detroit and another in 2010 for [[Super Bowl XLIV]] (with [[Phil Simms]]),<ref>{{cite web|publisher=IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1409333/|title=The Price is Right (1972): Episode #37.129}}</ref> as part of changes to the long-time game show to use product placement models and CBS crossovers, including sports packages. Nantz appeared as himself in the 1996 film ''[[Tin Cup]]''<ref>{{cite web|author=Alex Myers|url=http://www.golfdigest.com/story/the-5-most-authentic-golf-moments-in-tin-cup-and-5-others-that-rang-hollow|title=The 5 most authentic golf moments in "Tin Cup" (And 5 others that rang hollow)|publisher=[[Golf Digest]]|date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> and has appeared in episodes of several television series including ''[[Arliss (TV series)|Arliss]]'', ''[[Yes, Dear]]'', ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', and ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' (season 5, episode 14 + 15 and season 9, episode 24). He portrayed the announcer for the fictional baseball team in the short-lived series ''[[Clubhouse (TV series)|Clubhouse]]'', and his voice can be heard in the 1998 film ''Scrapple''. He also appeared in ''Fantasy Football'', a film produced by CBS' sister network [[Nickelodeon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0620966/|title=Jim Nantz|publisher=IMDB}}</ref>

Since 2009, Nantz has guest commentated on the final round of [[The Open Championship]] for the [[BBC]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pga.com/jim-nantz-icon-cbs-sports-still-shows-passion-golf-pga-championship-nears|title=Jim Nantz, icon of CBS Sports, still shows passion for golf as PGA Championship nears|publisher=PGA.com|author=Ted Bishop|date=August 7, 2010}}</ref> and in 2019, when [[Golf on Fox|Fox]] was broadcasting the [[2019 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open at Pebble Beach]], Nantz made a guest appearance with fellow broadcaster [[Joe Buck]] and called a couple of shots, becoming the only person to commentate at all four of golf's majors.

Nantz teamed with [[Gary McCord]] to provide extensive commentary in the 1999 [[Personal computer|PC]] golf game ''[[Jack Nicklaus 6: Golden Bear Challenge]]'', and his commentary is featured in the ''[[Golden Tee Golf]]'' arcade game series. From [[Madden NFL 13|2012]] until 2016 (when they were replaced with Brandon Gaudin and Charles Davis), Nantz, along with Phil Simms, provided commentary for the ''[[Madden NFL]]'' series. In 2013, Nantz appeared in a [[Papa John's Pizza]] ad with [[Peyton Manning]], quarterback of the [[Denver Broncos]], and founder [[John Schnatter]]. He has also been part of [[Capital One]]'s March Madness ad campaign featuring [[Charles Barkley]], [[Samuel L. Jackson]], and [[Spike Lee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://athlonsports.com/college-basketball/jim-nantz-charles-barkley-samuel-l-jackson-spike-lee-final-four-march-madness-commercials|title=Jim Nantz, Charles Barkley, Samuel L. Jackson and Spike Lee Star in Funny March Madness Ads|publisher=Athlon Sports|author=Jasmine Watkins|date=March 22, 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Rick Pitino being interviewed by Jim Nantz.jpeg|alt=Jim Nantz holding microphone next to Rick Pitino|thumb|Nantz interviewing [[Rick Pitino]] following the [[2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game]].]]

===Career timeline===
* 1985–1988; 1997: ''[[College Football on CBS Sports|NCAA Football on CBS]]'' – studio host
* 1986–present: ''[[PGA Tour on CBS]]'' (since 1994 as host)
* 1986–1990: ''[[College Basketball on CBS]]'' – studio host
* 1986–1989: ''[[NBA on CBS]]'' – play-by-play
* 1987–1990: ''[[NFL on Westwood One Sports|NFL on CBS Radio]]'' – play-by-play
* 1987–1995: [[Tennis on CBS|US Open (tennis)]] – play-by-play
* 1989–present: [[List of Masters Tournament broadcasters|The Masters]] host
* 1989–1991; 1996–1997: ''[[College Football on CBS Sports|NCAA Football on CBS]]'' – lead play-by-play
* 1990–2023: ''[[College Basketball on CBS Sports|College Basketball on CBS]]/[[NCAA March Madness (TV program)|Turner]]'' – lead play-by-play<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marchand |first=Andrew|date=October 24, 2022 |title=Jim Nantz to call his final NCAA Tournament with Ian Eagle as successor |url=https://nypost.com/2022/10/24/jim-nantz-to-call-final-ncaa-tournament-with-ian-eagle-as-successor/ |access-date=October 25, 2022 |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[1988 NFL season|1988]]–1993; 2004–present: ''[[NFL on CBS]]'' – play-by-play ([[1993 NFL season|1993]] as #2; 2004–present as lead)
* [[1992 NFL season|1992]] and [[1994 Winter Olympics|1994]]: [[Winter Olympics]] – weekend daytime co-host
* 1994–1995; 2000–2001: [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]] host (under the title "The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS") 
* [[1998 NFL season|1998]]–[[2003 NFL season|2003]]: ''[[The NFL Today]]'' host
* 1998: [[1998 Winter Olympics|Olympic Winter Games]] – primetime host
* 2014–2017: ''[[Thursday Night Football]]'' – lead play-by-play

==Awards and honors==
*Two-time [[Sports Emmy Award]] winner for [[Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play]] (2009 and 2010).<ref name=CBS>{{cite web|url= https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0620966/awards |title=Awards-Jim Nantz|access-date=March 22, 2023|website=m.imdb.com}}</ref>
*Five-time [[National Sports Media Association|NSMA]] National Sportscaster of the Year (1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nssafame.com/General/15266 |title=National Winners - NSSA Hall of Fame General |access-date=June 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426143750/http://www.nssafame.com/General/15266 |archive-date=April 26, 2010 }}</ref> 
*2002 [[Curt Gowdy Award]] from the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/cbssports/feedback/jnantz|title=JIM NANTZ – Lead Play-by-Play Announcer: NFL on CBS|work=[[CBS Sports]]}}</ref>
*2011 [[Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award]] from the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2011/7/6/jim-nantz-named-rozelle-award-winner/ |title=Jim Nantz named Rozelle Award winner |date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709023514/http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2011/7/6/jim-nantz-named-rozelle-award-winner/ |archive-date=July 9, 2011 }}</ref> 
*2021 GCSAA [[Old Tom Morris Award]] from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegolfwire.com/jim-nantz-old-tom-morris-award/ |title=Sports Commentator Jim Nantz to receive Old Tom Morris Award from GCSAA |date=November 3, 2020}}</ref>
*NSMA Hall of Fame inductee (class of 2021)

==Quotes==
{{cquote|Hello, friends! (Nantz's usual opening line on broadcasts)}}

===1980s===
{{cquote|The Bear...has come out of hibernation. (final round of 1986 Masters, referring to [[Jack Nicklaus]])}}

===1990s===
{{cquote|The Duke of Destiny has won it. For the first time in two decades, college basketball has a repeat champion. (1992 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Michigan vs. Duke)}}
{{cquote|Arkansas is in Hog Heaven! (1994 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Duke vs. Arkansas)}}
{{cquote|There was a wizard in the stands and some magic on the floor (After UCLA won the 1995 National title in basketball.  He was referring to John Wooden, the legendary coach of UCLA.).  Jim Harrick and UCLA now can hang a banner in Westwood. (referring to UCLA's tradition of hanging only national championship banners at Pauley Pavilion).}}
{{cquote|There it is, a win for the ages! (1997 Masters, referring to [[Tiger Woods]], the first person of color to win)}}
{{cquote|I don’t want to hear about bumpy greens, I don’t want to hear about six-hour rounds. This is the showpiece for the PGA Tour. Get out here and play. (prior to the final round at the [[AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am]], talking about the [[Tiger Woods]] no-show)}}
{{cquote|Just when everybody says you can't, you can, and U-CONN has won the national championship in its first attempt in a final! (1999 NCAA Basketball Championship Game, Connecticut vs. Duke)}}

===2000s===
{{cquote|Gators with a chance to win it...will Cinderella arrive? [[Mike Miller (basketball, born 1980)|Miller]] in the lane, puts it up...[buzzer sounds] Florida wins! Florida wins! Mike Miller with the winner at the buzzer! (2000 NCAA Tournament First Round game, 5-seed [[1999–2000 Florida Gators men's basketball team|Florida]] defeats 12-seed [[1999–2000 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team|Butler]] in overtime)}}
{{cquote|And you can leave it to Cleaves! He has reinstated the Magic at Michigan State! (2000 NCAA National Championship Game)}}
{{cquote|Yes you May. (2000 PGA Championship)}}
{{cquote|There it is -- as grand as it gets! (2001 Masters)}}
{{cquote|That's it. Duke has the Championship!  And [[Mike Krzyzewski|Coach K]] is the proud father of three in more ways than one.  (2001 NCAA National Championship)}}
{{cquote|Give it to (Juan) Dixon. He deserves it! It's his shining moment and for all the (Maryland) Terrapins as well, a first-ever national championship. (2002 NCAA National Championship)}}
{{cquote|Hinrich puts up the shot, it's too long, and Syracuse is your National Champion!  (2003 NCAA National Championship)}}
{{cquote|The mecca of college basketball is in [[Storrs, Connecticut]]!  (2004 NCAA Tournament, as [[Emeka Okafor]] and the UCONN men joined the UCONN women as NCAA Champs)}}
{{cquote|Is it his time?...Yes!..At long last! (2004 Masters, as [[Phil Mickelson]] made the tournament-winning shot for his first major)}}
{{cquote|Watch his life change right here. (2004 Masters, while watching Mickelson's reaction to his winning putt on videotape)}}
{{cquote|It started in March, ended in April, and belonged to [[Sean May|May]] ([[2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2005 NCAA Tournament]])}}
{{cquote|The March to the Arch belongs to Michigan State in double overtime! (2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Division I Austin Regional Final)}}
{{cquote|There's a new [[Dean Smith|Dean]] in college basketball! (2005 NCAA Tournament, referring to [[Roy Williams (coach)|Roy Williams]] leading North Carolina to the 2005 NCAA Championship)}}
{{cquote|I'm blessed to have great friends, and there's a lot of men in my life who've been more than just friends, particularly in the last 10 years with my dad battling Alzheimer's.(Golf Digest, April 2005)}}
{{cquote|[[Florida Gators|Gators]]... as good as it gets! ([[2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2006 NCAA Tournament]]), Florida's first basketball title in program history}}
{{cquote|Florida takes its place in history, ''back-to-back'' and unforgettable! ([[2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2007 NCAA Tournament]]), the Gators played the Ohio State Buckeyes, who they defeated in the [[2007 BCS National Championship Game|BCS National Championship game]] in football 3 months prior.}}
{{cquote|A tradition unlike any other, The Masters on CBS. (Used annually during promos for and coverage of the tournament, although not always by Nantz)}}
{{cquote|...and now Luke Donald trying to solve this piece of geometry." (Donald reading a putt at The 2007 PGA)}}
{{cquote|And, talk about David and Goliath! I submit to you [[Davidson Wildcats men's basketball|Davidson College]], to the Sweet 16!" -- Nantz, as the clock hit 00.0 in Davidson's thrilling upset in the second round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament over Georgetown.}}
{{cquote|A Kansas comeback for the history books, [[Rock Chalk, Jayhawk|Rock Chalk]], Championship! Kansas takes the title! ([[2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2008 NCAA Tournament]])}}
{{cquote|A performance from the start that could not have been any finer, North Carolina is the 2009 National Champion! ([[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2009 NCAA Tournament]])}}
{{cquote|Y.E. YES... [[Y. E. Yang]] has won the PGA Championship!" -- Nantz as Y.E. Yang hits his birdie putt to defeat Tiger Woods and win the 2009 PGA Championship.}}

===2010s===
{{cquote|Picked off.  Look out!  Gets past [[Peyton Manning|Manning]].  And it's [[Tracy Porter]] taking it all the way! Touchdown New Orleans!" (Nantz calling [[Tracy Porter]]'s fourth quarter 74-yard interception return for a touchdown as the [[New Orleans Saints]] upset the [[Indianapolis Colts]] to win [[Super Bowl XLIV]].)}}
{{cquote|Oh, it almost went in! It almost went in, and [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]] is the king of the dance, 2010! ([[Gordon Hayward]] of the [[Butler Bulldogs men's basketball|Butler Bulldogs]] missing the final half court shot of the [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010 NCAA Tournament]])}}
{{cquote|That's a win for the family. (As [[Phil Mickelson]] seals the 2010 Masters with a birdie on the 18th hole)}}
{{cquote|Everyone talked about the dog fight coming in, right? Huskies and Bulldogs. But one thing was very clear tonight, here in Houston. Connecticut wins best in show! ([[Connecticut Huskies men's basketball|UConn]] clinching the [[2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2011 NCAA Tournament]])}}
{{cquote|Got him at the 30! It's ([[Demaryius Thomas]]) at the 50! Stiff arm got him free to the 30. To the 20, Thomas to the 10...Denver's going on to [[Gillette Stadium|New England]]! They win it on the first play of overtime! ([[Denver Broncos]] with [[Tim Tebow]] at quarterback defeating the heavily favored [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] in the [[2011-12 NFL Playoffs]])}}
{{cquote|Here comes [[Billy Cundiff]] to tie this game and in all likelihood send it to overtime. The last two years, 16 of 16 in the 4th quarter on field goals. 32 yards to tie it. And the kick... Lookout! Lookout! It's no good! It's no good! ([[Baltimore Ravens]] losing the 2011 [[2011–12 NFL playoffs|AFC Championship Game]] to [[New England Patriots]] after a missed field goal with 11 seconds left of the 4th quarter)}}
{{cquote|Well, this is it, isn't it?  This is the putt...every boy who ever grew up playing the game who made it as a pro, over and over again dreamt of one putt to win [[the Masters]]. (In anticipation of [[Bubba Watson]]'s putt on the first hole of a sudden death playoff at the [[2012 Masters Tournament]])}}
{{cquote|And he ([[Sam Koch]]) booms this one. That takes the fair catch, free kick out of play. And its ([[Ted Ginn, Jr.]])...Ginn to the 40. Still on his feet at the 50...and the Ravens have won it 34-31. The Super Bowl belongs to Baltimore! (The final four seconds of [[Super Bowl XLVII]] as Ted Ginn, Jr. is tackled by [[Josh Bynes]] after a safety kick by Sam Koch to clinch the [[Baltimore Ravens]]'s victory. It was the Ravens' second Super Bowl win.)}}
{{cquote|Oh, Lord. (Nantz reacting to a replay of [[Kevin Ware]] of the [[Louisville Cardinals]] suffering a [[compound fracture]] of his right leg while attempting to block a shot attempt during the [[2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament]])}}
{{cquote|[[Aaron Rodgers|Rodgers]], in trouble... ([[Phil Simms]]: It's gonna get there.) He turned 32 yesterday, does he have a vintage moment in him? In the end zone... IT IS CAUGHT, FOR THE WIN! [[Richard Rodgers (tight end)|Richard Rodgers]] with a walk-off touchdown! A game-ender for the [[Packers]]! (Calling the [[Miracle in Motown]] when Aaron Rodgers completed a Hail Mary pass to Richard Rodgers with no time left on the clock)}}
{{cquote|Villanova trying to go the length of the court, with [[Ryan Arcidiacono|Arcidiacono]]. Three seconds at midcourt! ([[Grant Hill]]: Watch Jenkins) Gives it to Jenkins! [Jenkins shoots, time expires] For the championship... YES! ([[Bill Raftery]] [overlapping Nantz, voice breaking] OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!) Villanova! Phenomenal! [fireworks] The national champions, with Jenkins hitting the winner at the buzzer! (Nantz calling [[Kris Jenkins (basketball)|Kris Jenkins]]' famous buzzer-beater point to win the [[2016 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2016 NCAA Tournament]] for the [[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova Wildcats]])}}
{{cquote|[[Jordan Mathews|Mathews]], off the mark, and this year the confetti is gonna fall for [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]], they're not gonna be denied this time!  (Nantz calling UNC's triumph in the [[2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2017 NCAA Tournament]], a year after the aformentioned loss to the Villanova Wildcats in the 2016 National Championship game.)}}
{{cquote|Superlatives you can't come up with enough. Absolute, incredible performance. [time expires] Shock and awe in college basketball! [[UMBC Retrievers men's basketball|UMBC]] makes history in Charlotte! (Nantz at the end of the game as University of Maryland, Baltimore County Retrievers became the first #16 seed to defeat a #1 and advance to the second round, as they defeated the [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia Cavaliers]] [[2018 UMBC vs. Virginia men's basketball game|74-54]] in the biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history. Top seeded teams were previously 135-0 against #16.)}}
{{cquote|And Virginia, with the all-time turnaround title! (Nantz calling the end of the [[2019 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2019 National Championship game]], with the redemption-seeking Virginia Cavaliers cutting the nets. It was Virginia's first national championship in program history, and it capped off what is considered one of the greatest redemption stories in sports history, taking place a year after the aformentioned loss to the 16th-seeded UMBC Retrievers.)}}
{{cquote|Waited for years, many doubted we'd ever see it, but here it is.. [Tiger Woods sinks the Masters-winning putt in the 18th hole, crowd roars] the return to glory! (Nantz calling golf legend [[Tiger Woods]]' 15th majors win at the [[2019 Masters Tournament]], his first majors win since the [[2008 U.S. Open (golf)|2008 U.S. Open]], and first green jacket since [[2005 Masters Tournament|2005]], and fifth Masters win overall.)}}

===2020s===
{{cquote|Comes down to one last play and it's gonna be... getting longer by the second. You're all the way back at the 30-yard-line. Now you can step into it. Here comes the Hail Mary with the game on the line… And the ball is caught! Caught! It's a miracle! It's [[Noah Brown (American football)|Noah Brown]]! Oh my goodness! This town is going crazy! It's a madhouse in Landover, Maryland! (Calling the [[Hail Maryland]] when [[Jayden Daniels]] completed a Hail Mary pass to Noah Brown that was tipped by [[Tyrique Stevenson]] with no time left on the clock)<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Keeley |first=Sean |date=October 28, 2024 |title=Jim Nantz has epic call on Commanders' Hail Mary touchdown |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/jim-nantz-commanders-hail-mary-touchdown.html |access-date=October 28, 2024 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref>}}

{{cquote|text=Nantz: The clock is running, with fifteen seconds left and third and 26, they have one timeout left [...] You better hurry! ([[Tony Romo]]: Oh no... oh no!) This is disaster in the making here. You're going to have to do something. Well it comes down to this play... incomplete and the game is over! Completely botched at the end by the Bears. (Romo: I can't believe they didn't take a timeout. You just assumed they would have taken...) They're looking around like 'What just happened?' (Romo: They had a timeout left!) Nantz: The clock has struck zero and it is over. They took way too long to get in position to run this play. This had no intention of being their final play. (Romo: Oh my goodness...) They would have had an attempt at a field goal to send it to overtime from about 59 yards. (Calling the end of the 2024 Chicago Bears–Detroit Lions Thanksgiving game where poor [[clock management]] by the Bears results in their sixth straight loss and the firing of [[Matt Eberflus]] the following day, becoming the first Bears' head coach to be fired mid-season)<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD67jzL81Rk&t=609s&ab_channel=NFL |title=Final 2:00 WILD ENDING! Bears vs. Lions |date=2024-11-28 |last=NFL |access-date=2024-11-30 |via=YouTube}}</ref>}}{{Cquote
| quote = The long journey is over! McIlroy has his Masterpiece! (Following Rory McIlroy's winning putt to win the 2025 Masters Tournament and complete the career grand slam.)
}}

==Personal life==
Nantz's first book, ''Always By My Side – A Father's Grace and a Sports Journey Unlike Any Other'', was released in May 2008. Nantz tells personal stories from football, basketball, and golf, and how he has met people along the way who remind him of the virtues his father instilled in him. The foreword in the book was written by one of his father figures, friend and frequent golf partner, former [[President of the United States|President]] [[George H. W. Bush]]. Nantz's father, Jim Nantz Jr., died in 2008 after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease; he was treated at  [[Houston Methodist Hospital]] in Houston, Texas. In January 2011, Nantz and Houston Methodist Hospital launched the Nantz National Alzheimer Center. The mission of the center is to improve care and treatment for patients with Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research and the investigation of its causes, including the role of concussions and other past neurological trauma.

Nantz was married to Ann-Lorraine "Lorrie" Carlsen Nantz for 26 years before divorcing in 2009. The couple lived in [[Westport, Connecticut]], and had one child, daughter Caroline.<ref>Connecticut Post, CBS sportscaster, wife testify in Bridgeport</ref> In November 2009, Nantz was ordered to pay his ex-wife $916,000 a year in child support and [[alimony]]. Nantz acknowledged dating a 29-year-old woman before the divorce was final, although the judge concluded the marriage deteriorated years earlier and "this remote event in no way contributed to the breakdown of the marriage." Nantz was said to earn $7 million in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voices.suntimes.com/sports/sports-prose/jim-nantz-on-the-hook-for-9160/ |title=Jim Nantz on the hook for $916,000 annually in divorce settlement |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun Times]] |date=November 3, 2009 |access-date=July 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319113340/http://voices.suntimes.com/sports/sports-prose/jim-nantz-on-the-hook-for-9160/ |archive-date=March 19, 2014 }}</ref>

On June 9, 2012, Nantz married Courtney Richards in a ceremony at the [[Pebble Beach Golf Links]] in [[Pebble Beach, California]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://deadspin.com/5917119/jim-nantz-is-getting-married-at-pebble-beach-today |title=Jim Nantz Is Getting Married At Pebble Beach Today|publisher=Deadspin|date=June 9, 2012|access-date=July 17, 2013}}</ref> specifically at the tee of the course's famed seventh hole.<ref name=7thHole>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/how-jim-nantz-built-the-coolest-back-yard-par-3 |title=How Jim Nantz built the coolest back-yard par 3 |first=Jim |last=Nantz |work=Golf Digest |date=January 7, 2020 |accessdate=March 3, 2021}}</ref> Nantz and his wife have a daughter born in 2014 and a son born in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Terranova |first=Justin |url=https://nypost.com/2016/02/04/sons-birth-saves-jim-nantz-from-agonizing-super-bowl-decision/ |title=Son's birth saves Jim Nantz from agonizing Super Bowl decision |publisher=Nypost.com |date=February 4, 2016 |accessdate=December 22, 2021}}</ref> Nantz and his family used to live in a home overlooking the Pebble Beach Links that he bought in October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2020/02/05/never-before-told-story-how-jim-nantz-bought-his-pebble-beach-dream-home/ |title=The never-before-told story of how Jim Nantz bought his Pebble Beach dream home |first=Adam |last=Schupak |work=Golfweek |date=February 5, 2020 |accessdate=March 3, 2021}}</ref> The home's most notable feature is a 50%-scale replica of the seventh hole at Pebble Beach, located in the backyard. The backyard hole is a popular spot for visiting golfers, sports luminaries, and other celebrities. Visitors who make a hole-in-one have their names inscribed on a rock that stands next to the tee box.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportscasting.com/jim-nantz-got-a-taste-of-patrick-mahomes-ruthless-competitiveness-at-his-backyard-golf-hole/ |title=Jim Nantz Got a Taste of Patrick Mahomes' Ruthless Competitiveness at His Backyard Golf Hole |first=Jack |last=Dougherty |website=Sportscasting.com |date=February 2, 2021 |accessdate=March 3, 2021}}</ref> Nantz and his family moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Friedman |first=Adam |title=CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz joins Gov. Bill Lee at signing of Alzheimer's related bill |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/12/jim-nantz-tennessee-bill-lee-alzheimers-care-program-funding/10312195002/ |access-date=June 1, 2024 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schupak |first=Adam  |date=May 10, 2024 |title=Hello friends: Jim Nantz built a new backyard hole that is an homage to Augusta National's 13th green |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2024/05/10/jim-nantz-builds-backyard-hole-homage-augusta-national-13th-green/ |access-date=June 1, 2024 |website=Golfweek |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Winemaking===
[[File:Alexander valley cab.jpg|upright|thumb|Cabernet Sauvignon from the [[Alexander Valley]] produced for Nantz's ''The Calling'' label.]]
In 2009, Nantz partnered with wine producer Peter Deutsch to launch a private wine label ''The Calling'' with its first vintage released in 2012. The wine's name is in reference to Nantz's calling of the [[Masters Tournament]].<ref>Jennifer Mayerle "[http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/21948646/sports-commentator-jim-nantz-has-a-second-calling-wine Sports Commentator Jim Nantz has a second calling, wine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227143227/http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/21948646/sports-commentator-jim-nantz-has-a-second-calling-wine |date=December 27, 2013 }}" CBS Atlanta, April 11, 2013</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080517053708/http://cbs.sportsline.com/cbssports/team/jnantz CBS Sports Team – CBS SportsLine.com] 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081007130444/http://www.sportsline.com/cbssports/story/9161050 Jim Nantz named 2005 "National Sportscaster of the Year"]
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