That’s the late and legendary ABC Sports announcer Keith Jackson, who coined that term for the Rose Bowl Game and it stuck. “I come up here sometimes just to say hi to him.”Melanie Jackson, daughter of the late Keith Jackson, talks about some of her dad’s memorabilia. Melanie Jackson, left, Turi Ann Jackson and Sal Cracchiolo, Melanie’s husband, stand in front of a portrait of Keith Jackson and Turi Ann. AdvertisementMelanie said the family would sometimes get seats for the Rose Bowl, but it was never a fancy VIP experience. Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts, his friend for decades, was alongside Jackson as color analyst for that final 2006 Rose Bowl.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 02, 2026 14:18 UTC