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Keith Jackson announced one of the most iconic Illinois moments in history

Keith Jackson, the college football legend and a titan of broadcast television, has died at the age of 89, per his family.

Jackson’s broadcasting career spanned five decades for ABC, and he was the first play-by-play broadcaster for Monday Night Football. Known for his, “Whoa, Nellie!”, Jackson was part of countless memories for college football — and Big Ten — fans.

A favorite memory for many Illini fans, Jackson was on the call for Nick Anderson’s buzzer-beating jumper over Bob Knight’s Indiana Hoosiers.

RIP Keith Jackson. Will be forever remembered as the voice of college football, but Illini fans will remember him for this innnncrrrredible call: pic.