Walton was already a basketball great when he began making waves as a broadcaster.
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He was a mainstay on the network’s flagship news show, Sportscentre.
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He was a longtime golf analyst for CBS Sports.
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He was a mainstay on Canadian hockey broadcasts for 50 years.
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He won a NCAA Championship with the Tar Heels.
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He was a broadcaster for the Tennessee Titans after his retirement.
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In 1979, he became the first broadcaster to call the Daytona 500 on national TV.
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His Scottish accent was a staple of the British Open.
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He did play-by-play for famous bouts like the 1974 Rumble in the Jungle.
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He was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.