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Jack Cristil was a legendary broadcaster who served as the play-by-play announcer for Mississippi State University's football and basketball teams for more than 50 years. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and attended the University of Mississippi, where he earned a degree in journalism. Cristil began his broadcasting career in 1948, when he was hired by WELO Radio in Tupelo, Mississippi. He then moved to WJDX Radio in Jackson, Mississippi, where he served as the play-by-play announcer for the Jackson State University football team. In 1953, he was hired by Mississippi State University to serve as the play-by-play announcer for the school's football and basketball teams. Cristil was known for his distinctive voice and his signature phrase, "You can bank on it!" He was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1982 and the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame in 2003. He retired from broadcasting in 2011, after more than 60 years in the business. At the age of 89, Jack Cristil has an estimated net worth of $2 million. He earned most of his wealth from his long career as a broadcaster.

Popular As Jacob Sanford Cristil
Occupation radio sports broadcaster
Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 10 December, 1925
Birthday 10 December
Birthplace Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Date of death (2014-09-07) Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
Died Place Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Mavis Cristil (d. 1988)

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Jack Cristil Net Worth

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2014

Cristil died September 7, 2014, at the age of 88 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo of complications from kidney disease and cancer.

2011

Cristil announced his retirement after the men's basketball game against University of Tennessee on February 23, 2011. He cited health issues as his reason for stepping down after 58 years. He addressed the fans after the broadcast for almost two minutes, expressing thanks and appreciation to the Mississippi State fan base. Jim Ellis, who had called Bulldog baseball since 1979, succeeded him.

In 2011, Cristil was the lay leader of the Temple B'nai Israel in Tupelo, Mississippi.

1957

In 1957, Cristil began calling play-by-play for men's basketball. His first was a win over Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, the city where he began his broadcasting career.

1956

Cristil submitted an audition tape to then MSU Athletic Director C.R. "Dudy" Noble in August 1953. In September 1953, Cristil began calling Mississippi State football games. His first play-by-play was a 34–6 Mississippi State win over the University of Memphis. In that game, future SEC Player of the Year and All American, Art Davis would score the first touchdown Cristil ever called in his Mississippi State broadcasting career. On September 26, 1956 as Elvis Presley returned to Tupelo to perform two shows at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show, he was interviewed, in between shows by Cristil.

1947

In 1947, Cristil studied Broadcast Journalism at the University of Minnesota before moving back home to Memphis. Shortly thereafter, Cristil began his radio play-by-play career calling Minor League Baseball in various places such as Jackson, Tennessee; Anniston, Alabama; and Memphis, Tennessee. He then moved to Clarksdale, Mississippi, to call Clarksdale High School football games.

1925

Jacob Sanford "Jack" Cristil (December 10, 1925 – September 7, 2014) was the long-time radio voice of Mississippi State University Bulldog men's basketball and football. Over his 58-year tenure (1953–2011), Cristil called 636 football games (or roughly 63% of all football games played by Mississippi State) and 1,538 basketball games (or roughly 55% of all basketball games played by Mississippi State).

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