Famed sports announcer Charlie Jones has died at the age of 77 from a heart attack.  Jones was most famous for his work doing the play-by-play for the AFL and NFL.

Jones started his career at ABC in 1960 broadcasting American Football League games. In 1965, he moved on to NBC, continuing to broadcast the AFL and later the NFL.

The distinctive voice continued to work NFL games until 1997, when NBC lost their NFL broadcasting rights to CBS.

During Jones’ time at NBC, he also helped broadcast the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics as well as golf and Wimbledon.

Some of my earliest memories of the NFL were painted by Charlie Jones on lazy Sunday afternoons.