Hello Everybody, I'm Lindsey Nelson

by Lindsey Nelson

The popular sportscaster recalls his thirty-five-year career from his early days as a student spotter for the legendary Bill Stern through his twenty-five years in major league baseball sportscasting and thirty years in pro football broadcasting

Genres: Sports

430 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1985

Reviews

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hello Everybody, I'm Lindsey Nelson is an autobiography of an American sports broadcasting legend. In the days of the 60s, 70s and 80s -- when you address the greats in broadcast sports journalism -- you have to include Lindsey Nelson for his work in college football, the NFL and the voice of the New York Mets.



Nelson wrote this book in 1985 about his career in sports -- starting as a spotter for broadcasters announcing Tennessee Volunteers football, through his life as a public affaris officer in World War II and through the broadcasting wars of th 1950s and 60s. During his time in the broadcast booth, his unique southern delivery, his love for the games he announced and the passion he had for his family comes through.



I have memories of Nelson's work during the 1969 "Miracle Mets" season, his delayed broadcasts of Notre Dame football and his run of consecutive Cotton Bowl broadcasts. He was also known for his multi-colored and patterned sports coats -- a trademark of his career.



Lindsey Nelson died in 1995, but his accomplishments include induction into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame, recipient of the Pete Rozelle Radio-TV Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the Ford C. Frick award from Baseball Hall of Fame. He was also presented an Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement. It is a good read for a book published 25 years ago and greatly show how the TV and radio sports broadcasting business worked in the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.

[David Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hello Everybody, I'm Lindsey Nelson by Lindsey Nelson (Beech Tree Books 1985)(Biography). One of America's most beloved sports broadcasters tells his story from his humble beginnings as a spotter for the announcers of the University of Tennessee football games through his work with the 1969 New York Mets and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football broadcasts. Nelson died in 1985; he remains a much-beloved figure here in Tennessee. My rating: 7/10, finished 1988.