Autographs of Jim Nantz
James William Nantz III (born May 17, 1959) is an American sportscaster who has worked on telecasts of the National Football League (NFL), NCAA Division I men's basketball, the NBA, and the PGA Tour for CBS Sports since the 1980s. He has anchored CBS's coverage of the Masters Tournament since 1989 and been the lead play-by-play announcer on CBS's NFL coverage since 2004. He was also the lead broadcaster for the NCAA men's basketball tournament from 1990 to 2023.
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Nantz grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana, Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, and Marlboro Township, New Jersey, where he attended Marlboro High School. In high school, he was co-captain of the basketball team and co-captain and number one player on the golf team. He was a member of Bamm Hollow Country Club.
Nantz then matriculated at the University of Houston where he played on the Cougars men's golf team, rooming with future professional golfers Fred Couples and Blaine McCallister. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Radio and Television Broadcasting in 1981. It was during this time that Nantz got his first experience in sports broadcasting with the CBS Radio Network, transmitting taped interviews to Win Elliot for the latter's Sports Central USA weekend reports.
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Current items with a signature of Jim Nantz
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Traded items with a signature of Jim Nantz
The most expensive item with a signature of Jim Nantz (Jim Nantz 2004 Upper Deck Sign of the Times Auto Autograph Golf Masters) was sold in June 2026 for £177.58 while the cheapest item (Jim Nantz Signed 4x6 Photo CBS Announcer Broadcasters Masters Golf PGA Tour Auto) found a new owner for £0.58 in February 2024. The month with the most items sold (13) was November 2025 with an average selling price of £67.15 for an autographed item of Jim Nantz. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2025 with £162.24 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.58 was March 2024. In average, an autographed item from Jim Nantz is worth £53.69.
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Latest News about Jim Nantz
Jim Nantz announces date he will retire from Masters broadcast (26/03/2025): Nantz, who has called golf's first major championship of the year since 1989, revealed the exit strategy he has put together in an interview with Bunkered. 
Jim Nantz chokes up as he announces Grayson Murray's death on CBS as he legendar (25/05/2024): A visibly and audibly emotional Jim Nantz broke the news to a CBS audience that Grayson Murray - the 58th ranked golfer in the world - had suddenly passed away at the age of 30. Legendary CBS announcer Jim Nantz gets tongues wagging on social media after mak (12/04/2024): Users were quick to question the validity of the video, or at least what it suggests in the comment section. The user who posted the viral clip insisted that only the captions were added. 'Hello friends': Minor League announcer imitates Jim Nantz's Masters broadcasts (10/04/2023): On Saturday, while the third round of The Masters was dealing with weather delays and stoppage in play, a minor league baseball broadcaster tried to bring a piece of Augusta National to the ballpark. The Masters: Jim Nantz sends the internet wild after appearing to make a VERY su (09/04/2023): The moment - which sent the internet wild - occurred during the morning session at Augusta, with the players finishing off their weather-affected third rounds before beginning their fourth straight away.
