Tom Hammond (born May 10, 1944 in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American sportscaster for NBC Sports television. Hammond is one of the network's staple on-air presenters, along with Bob Costas and Dan Hicks. Hammond was the lead play-by-play commentator for Southeastern Conference men's basketball broadcasts by TVS (from 1980-1983), SPI/Lorimar (1984-1986) and Raycom Sports (formerly Lincoln Financial Sports and Jefferson Pilot Sports) from 1987 until 2009. In 2013, he was replaced by Dan Hicks as play-by-play announcer for Notre Dame Football on NBC. He has known his color commentator on the Lincoln Financial broadcasts, Larry Conley, since junior high school. Hammond also has served as the play-by-play announcer for NBC's coverage of Track and Field at every Summer Olympics since 1992.
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10 May 1944 (age 81) Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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