Verne Lundquist
Birth Name:
Merton Laverne Lundquist
Birth Place:
Duluth , Minnesota, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Covered the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics alongside Scott Hamilton
- Enshrined in the Texas Hall of Fame (2005), Texas Radio Hall of Fame (2003) and the Sun Bowl Hall of Fame (2005)
- Spent 16 years at the sports director for WFAA-TV in Dallas, Texas
- Inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame in 2007
- Spent 12 years (1972-84) as the radio voice of the Dallas Cowboys
- Has broadcast more than 20 different sports for CBS
- Has worked for ABC Sports (1974-81), CBS (1982-95 and 1998-present) and TNT (1995-97)
- Began his career at KTBC-TV in Austin, Texas which was owned by President and Mrs․ Lyndon Johnson
- Appeared as himself in the 1996 film "Happy Gilmore" along with Adam Sandler and Christopher McDonald
- Commentator for "Bowling for Dollars" in Dallas, Texas from 1970-74