Verne Lundquist wife Nancy Lundquist is a philanthropist from Steamboat Springs Colorado. Verne tied the knot with Nancy on April 8, 1982.
Verne is a long-time sportscaster for CBS Sports along with Jim Nantz. He started his sports anchoring career for WFAA Dallas and in Austin for KTBC.
He joined Dallas Cowboys in 1967 and work with the team until 1984. Before becoming a national sports commentator, he worked as a commentator for the sports program Bowling for Dollars in Dallas, Texas.
Lundquist broadcast live preseason games of the Seattle Seahawks on television for two years from 2006 to 2008.
Working as a play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports, he announced his retirement after calling the Army-Navy game on December 10, 2016. He intended to contribute to other CBS programs, such as its college basketball and golf coverage.
Verne gasped when gravity finally took hold after Tiger Woods’ chip on the 16th hole at the 2005 Masters. He is on the board of directors of the summer music festival.
Nancy Lundquist Is Active In Volunteering
Nancy Lundquist is relishing a happy wed life with Verne since 1982. Nancy and Verne first met each other at a bar in Dallas in 1980.
Nancy was a part of the first volunteer guild for the String Music Festival. Since the first String concert, the couple has given their time and funds to several local nonprofits and organizations.
Verne stated that Nancy is the kindest person he has ever known and has been by his side in every situation. They both attended the first two SEC games in 2018 at Alabama in Tuscaloosa and Georgia-Forida in Jacksonville.
Nancy and Verne received the Yampa Valley Community Foundation’s Philanthropist of the Year award in 2012.
After receiving the award, Nancy told the leaders of several local NGOs that it had been simple for her and Verne to donate so much time and money to deserving projects in the Yampa Valley.
They both have contributed more than two decades of support to regional NGOs. Nancy and Verne are still residing in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
The couple bought a small apartment in downtown Austin, where they’ll spend one-third of the year. They celebrated their 40th-year marriage anniversary with their friends on April 10, 2022.
Nancy And Verne Met At Bar
Nancy and Verne initially met in an upscale bar in Dallas. Nancy was actually on a blind date at that time.
Verne entered the bar after finishing his newscast, and where Nancy was with Raymond Willie.
Willie recognized him from the television and invited him over for a drink. He introduced Verne to Nancy Miller and they three started chatting.
Then, Willie plans to fix his friend for Verne and he asked Nancy if they four will go to dinner on Thursday nights.
Raymond left the club for his work and Verne asked Nancy what she is doing on Saturday night. They both agreed to hang out and started their relationship.
Verne Lundquist Past Married Life
Verne Lundquist has been hitched three times in his life. Verne first walked down the aisle with Patricia Lundquist on June 24, 1967.
Verne and Patricia were together for four years. However, the relationship between them didn’t go well and they finalize their divorce on July 23, 1971.
Following his divorce from Patricia in 1971, the American sportscaster tied the knot with Kathy Vernon on March 10, 1972.
Verne and Kathy lived happily together for eight years. However, his second marriage also did not last long as he parted ways with Kathy on November 26, 1980.
Lunquist aka The Golden Throat has no children from his first two marriages with Patricia and Vernon.
After his divorce from Kathy, he met Nancy at Arthur’s bar and get connected. They are now sharing 41 years of happy married life together and the couple is completely devoted to one another.
Inside Verne Lundquist Family
Verne was born on July 17, 1940 in Duluth, Minnesota. He grew up playing basketball during his childhood in his hometown.
Lundquist’s parents said their wedding vows in 1939. His dad was from Kansas while his mom was from Clarkfield.
Verne Lundquist father Metron Laverne Lundquist Sr. was a Lutheran minister and the head of the Augustana Lutheran Church’s Nebraska Synod.
In 1962, he attended Augustana Seminary in Rock Island, Illinois, following in his father’s footsteps. Before enrolling in Augustana Seminary in Rock Island, Lundquist graduated from Texas Lutheran in sociology in 1962.
He worked as a DJ for WOC in Davenport, Iowa, which is across the Mississippi River. Before finding a television sports job on Labor Day 1963, Lundquist returned to Austin and worked as a disc jockey over the summer.
Verne has his own family with a son named Vaughan Matthew Lundquist, born to his third wife Nancy.