Jones began his sportscasting career at local television and radio stations in Fort Smith, before signing on as a broadcaster for the fledgling Dallas Texans of the American Football League in 1960. Jones also began calling AFL games for ABC that year.
In 1965, he moved to NBC, continuing to broadcast the AFL and later the National Football League. He would work NFL games until 1997, when NBC lost their NFL (AFC) broadcasting rights to CBS. Among Jones' notable broadcasts was in January 1993, when he covered the Buffalo Bills vs. Houston Oilers Wild Card game, in which the Bills rallied from a 35–3 second half deficit to defeat the Oilers in overtime 41–38.
Jones was the sideline reporter for NBC for the first Super Bowl (named the World Championship Game until Super Bowl III), where he interviewed Bob Hope at halftime and Super Bowl IX. He was the radio play-by-play announcer for Super Bowl III.
In the mid-1970s, he hosted Almost Anything Goes with Regis Philbin, The American Frontier with Merlin Olsen, and Pro-Fan.
Jones, along with Frank Shorter, provided the voices of the TV announcers for a fictionalized staging of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field trials in the 1982 film Personal Best.
Dick Ebersol's Statement on the Passing of Charlie Jones[permanent dead link]
1988 Meadowlands Grand Prix with Charlie Jones on YouTube
January 31, 2023
charlie, jones, sportscaster, charlie, jones, november, 1930, june, 2008, american, sportscaster, charlie, jonesbornnovember, 1930fort, smith, arkansas, usdiedjune, 2008, 2008, aged, jolla, california, useducationuniversity, southern, california, undergraduate. Charlie Jones November 9 1930 June 12 2008 was an American sportscaster for NBC and ABC Charlie JonesBornNovember 9 1930Fort Smith Arkansas USDiedJune 12 2008 2008 06 12 aged 77 La Jolla California USEducationUniversity of Southern California undergraduate University of Arkansas LawOccupationSportscasterSpouseAnn Jones m 1954 Children2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Broadcasting career 2 1 American Football League National Football League 2 2 Other TV work 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditCharlie Jones was born in Fort Smith Arkansas He earned an undergraduate degree at the University of Southern California where he was a tennis player and a law degree at the University of Arkansas He also served two years in the U S Air Force 1 Broadcasting career EditAmerican Football League National Football League Edit Jones began his sportscasting career at local television and radio stations in Fort Smith before signing on as a broadcaster for the fledgling Dallas Texans of the American Football League in 1960 Jones also began calling AFL games for ABC that year In 1965 he moved to NBC continuing to broadcast the AFL and later the National Football League He would work NFL games until 1997 when NBC lost their NFL AFC broadcasting rights to CBS Among Jones notable broadcasts was in January 1993 when he covered the Buffalo Bills vs Houston Oilers Wild Card game in which the Bills rallied from a 35 3 second half deficit to defeat the Oilers in overtime 41 38 Jones was the sideline reporter for NBC for the first Super Bowl named the World Championship Game until Super Bowl III where he interviewed Bob Hope at halftime and Super Bowl IX He was the radio play by play announcer for Super Bowl III In 1997 Jones was awarded the Pro Football Hall of Fame s Pete Rozelle Radio Television Award He also received an Emmy Award in 1973 for his part as writer producer and host of the documentary Is Winning the Name of the Game 2 Other TV work Edit During his time at NBC Jones also broadcast the 1988 Summer Olympics calling the infamous Ben Johnson Carl Lewis 100 meter dash 1986 FIFA World Cup 1991 Ryder Cup 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics as well as Major League Baseball PGA Tour golf and Wimbledon tennis He was the announcer for auto races including the 1988 Meadowlands Grand Prix and throughout the 1998 Formula One World Championship He was the play by play announcer for the 1986 college football national championship where Penn State defeated Miami 14 10 in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl and for the 1993 Game of the Century where 2 Notre Dame upset 1 Florida State 31 24 In 1999 he returned to ABC Sports to call college football until the 2001 season He was also a play by play announcer for the Cincinnati Reds in 1973 and 1974 when Hank Aaron hit home run 714 to tie Babe Ruth on opening day California Angels in 1990 and Colorado Rockies from 1993 to 1995 In the mid 1970s he hosted Almost Anything Goes with Regis Philbin The American Frontier with Merlin Olsen and Pro Fan Jones along with Frank Shorter provided the voices of the TV announcers for a fictionalized staging of the U S Olympic Track and Field trials in the 1982 film Personal Best Personal life EditIn 2008 Jones died at the age of 77 at his home in La Jolla California of a heart attack He and his wife Ann had two children Chuck and Julie 1 He is a member of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 3 References Edit a b Honored sportscaster with versatile career Los Angeles Times June 14 2008 ABC Sports Jones Charlie www espn com Announcer Charlie Jones Fort Smith Native Dies arkansasbusiness com External links EditCharlie Jones at IMDb Charlie Jones on Sports Charlie s own blog NBC s Charlie Jones 1930 2008 Dick Ebersol s Statement on the Passing of Charlie Jones permanent dead link Charlie Jones 1930 2008 NBC sportscaster Charlie Jones dies 1988 Meadowlands Grand Prix with Charlie Jones on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charlie Jones sportscaster amp oldid 1131868827, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
