Sportscaster Charlie Jones, 77, dies of heart attack
SAN DIEGO (AP) - June 13, 2008 Jones died of a heart attack Thursday at his home in the La
Jolla district of San Diego, his longtime agent, Martin Mandel,
told The Associated Press.
"Charlie is one of the legends of sports broadcasting starting
with covering the first Super Bowl," Mandel said. "He had a
wonderful kettledrum voice. He was known for that and his
versatility."
NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol called Jones "one of the great
pioneers of NBC Sports. His work in particular on the NFL, golf and
the Olympics left a lasting legacy."
Jones worked for ABC and NBC in a career spanning 38 years.
He started at ABC in 1960, the year the American Football League
made its debut. He moved to NBC in 1965, remainining with that
network until 1997.
Jones announced 28 different sports, while with NBC, from golf
to tennis, baseball to figure skating. He called events at the 1988
Seoul Olympics and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
He is survived by wife Ann Jones, two children and three
grandchildren.
