Super Bowl LVIII is here, and so is Jim Nantz. With the 2023-24 season’s Super Bowl showing on CBS, both Nantz and Tony Romo will be on the call alongside sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson.
With Nantz being such a legendary name in the game, he’s been around a long time. Is he retiring anytime soon?
Jim Nantz Focusing On Just NFL After Finishing College Basketball
Since 2004, Nantz has been CBS Sports’ lead play-by-play broadcaster for NFL on CBS. Additionally, he’s been in the same role for College Basketball on CBS since 1990 and has been the host of the PGA Tour on CBS since 1994.
However, despite being the voice of March Madness and a pioneer for the NCAA Tournament, he retired following the 2023 edition of the tournament. The Final Four of the tournament took place in Houston, where Nantz started his broadcasting career.
Nantz’s final college basketball game of his broadcasting career came as UConn defeated San Diego State 76-59 in the National Championship game. Nantz is still expected to continue focusing on the NFL as well as the PGA Tour. He finished his basketball career having called 18 Final Fours and 354 games broadcasted.
“I’ve loved it, and it has been so much fun,” said Nantz. “Something had to go, though. You’re never going to walk away from the NFL — it’s too big — and golf is deep in my heart.”
Nantz’s broadcasting career began in the early 1980s when he started as an anchor and sportscaster for KHOU in Houston, Texas. He also became a weekend sports anchor on KSL-TV in Salt Lake City from 1982-1985. Nantz graduated from the University of Houston in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts in Radio and Television Broadcasting.
During his time in college, Nantz played on the school’s men’s golf team, rooming with future professional golfers Fred Couples and Blaine McCallister. That is where his love for golf came from, especially after being the co-captain and number one player on his high school’s golf team.
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In the NFL part of his career, Nantz has been the lead play-by-play broadcaster for the NFL on CBS from 2004 to the present day. He also hosted “The NFL Today” from 1998 to 2003 and was the lead play-by-play broadcaster on Thursday Night Football from 2014 to 2017.
The Super Bowl will kick off in Las Vegas, Nevada, at 6:30 p.m. ET. Fans can watch on CBS or stream on Paramount+. With Nantz on the call, it will mark his seventh Super Bowl overall.
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