Jim Nantz recalls Billy Packer’s last Final Four: ‘I didn’t want it to end’
"My hands were shaking with the microphone, no one knew why, and I just thanked Billy for another great road to the Final Four."
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A nostalgic Jim Nantz is ‘committed to absorbing it all’ during last Final Four appearance
"My nostalgia or sentimentality is usually born out of gratitude as opposed to a feeling of sadness."
The 16 most memorable NCAA Tournament announcing calls
Great moments in NCAA Tournament history were matched up with some of the most memorable announcing calls in sports.
Jim Nantz remembers Billy Packer: ‘One of the greatest analysts in the history of sports television’
"When you look at the pantheon of great analysts, you’ve got John Madden and you’ve got Billy Packer."
Legendary college basketball announcer Billy Packer passes away at 82
Packer once famously said he was "often wrong, but never in doubt."