Lindsey Nelson

American sportscaster (1919-1995)

Lindsey Nelson (May 25, 1919 – June 10, 1995) was a sportscaster who was best calling play-by-play for the New York Mets. Other play-by-play announcing besides the Mets include the following:

  • Tennessee Volunteers football
  • Tennessee Volunteers basketball
  • NFL on CBS
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
  • College Football on NBC
  • NFL on NBC
  • NFL on Mutual
  • MLB on NBC
  • NBA on DuMont
  • NBA on NBC
  • Cotton Bowl Classics on CBS and other college football games for CBS
  • MLB on Liberty
  • Tennis on NBC
  • PGA Tour on NBC
  • MLB on CBS Radio
  • San Francisco Giants

The Tennessee Volunteers baseball stadium is named after Nelson.