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unusual facts about College Football on ABC



1969 college football season

Among the 44,000 spectators that day was President Richard Nixon, who had with him a plaque to award to the "national champion", while an estimated 50 million viewers watched the game on ABC.

Chris Lincoln

He previously called College Football on ABC from 1976 to 1979 and hosted ESPN's horse racing coverage from 1985 to 1998.

David Norrie

David Doherty Norrie (born November 30, 1963) is a former American major college and professional football player who currently works as a college football television game analyst for ESPN and ABC.

Lee Grosscup

His spent one season calling AFL games for NBC before beginning a twenty-year stint as a college football analyst for ABC.


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