Verne Lundquist gets emotional in his farewell to college football

Colleen Thomas

Verne Lundquist gets emotional in his farewell to college football image

Verne Lundquist is a broadcast legend, and his final college football call was one to remember.

After Army beat Navy for the first time in 15 years, Lundquist gave his final farewell. He thanked his colleagues and got emotional talking about his wife.

Watch his last few minutes as a college football broadcaster below:

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The 76-year-old has been with the SEC on CBS for the last 17 years and called his final SEC game on Dec. 3.

Don't worry, we'll still hear Lundquist in 2017 — he's slated to call games during March Madness and the Masters on CBS. 

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Colleen Thomas is an Associate Editor at Sporting News. She joined Sporting News in 2014.