Is Keith Jackson Dead or Still Alive? Keith Jackson Birthday and Date of Death

Keith Jackson Death

Keith passed away on January 12, 2018 at the age of 89 in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States.

Keith Jackson Birthday and Date of Death

Keith Jackson was born on October 18, 1928 and died on January 12, 2018. Keith was 89 years old at the time of death.

Birthday: October 18, 1928
Date of Death: January 12, 2018
Age at Death: 89

Keith Jackson - Biography

Keith Max Jackson (born October 18, 1928) is a retired American sportscaster, known for his career with ABC Sports (1966–2006), his coverage of college football (1952–2006), his style of folksy, down-to-earth commentary, and his distinctive voice, with its deep cadence, and operatic tone considered "like Edward R. Murrow reporting on World War II, the voice of ultimate authority in college football."
The son of a dirt farmer, Jackson was born in Roopville, Georgia and grew up on a farm outside Carrollton, near the Alabama state line. He was the only surviving child in a poor family and grew up listening to sports on the radio. After enlisting and serving as a mechanic in the United States Marine Corps, he attended Washington State University in Pullman under the G.I. Bill. Jackson began as a political science major, but he became interested in broadcasting. He graduated in 1954 with a degree in speech communications.

ackson was a long-time resident of California. He and his wife, Turi Ann Jackson, had three children, Melanie Ann, Lindsey and Christopher. At the time of his death, he resided in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles. On the subject of writing a book, Jackson admitted that he'd considered it, but joked that he would only sit down and work on one if he were to ever lose his golf swing.
Jackson died on the night of January 12, 2018. The cause of death has yet to be disclosed.