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.

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.

[10] In October 2022, Nantz announced his intention to step away from basketball coverage to spend time with family and will be replaced by Ian Eagle.

[12] Nantz's broadcast style includes a penchant for informing listeners of historical facts or statistics regarding athletes or situations as a competition progresses.

For the 1993 Season, Nantz would join Cross full-time, and they would be assigned to the January 16, 1993, NFC Divisional Playoff game between the Packers and the Cowboys.

He joins Curt Gowdy, Kevin Harlan, and Dick Enberg as the only play-by-play announcers to ever call both a Super Bowl and an NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game.

In 2014, Nantz and broadcast partner Phil Simms called Thursday Night Football games in a deal with CBS and the NFL Network.

In 2017, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo replaced Phil Simms as Nantz's color commentator for CBS' NFL telecasts.

On January 3, 2021, Nantz worked with Boomer Esiason, who filled in for Romo, for a Week 17 game featuring the Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams.

On January 9, 2022, Tom McCarthy filled in for Nantz for a Week 18 game featuring the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

[15] Nantz has appeared on episodes of The Price Is Right to present a Showcase prize that involves CBS Sports properties, one to attend the 2009 Final Four in Detroit and another in 2010 for Super Bowl XLIV (with Phil Simms),[16] as part of changes to the long-time game show to use product placement models and CBS crossovers, including sports packages.

[18] Since 2009, Nantz has guest commentated on the final round of The Open Championship for the BBC,[19] and in 2019, when FOX was broadcasting the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, Nantz made a guest appearance with fellow broadcaster Joe Buck and called a couple of shots, becoming the only person to commentate at all four of golf's majors.

From 2012 until 2016 (when they were replaced with Brandon Gaudin and Charles Davis), Nantz, along with Phil Simms, provided commentary for the Madden NFL series.

He has also been part of Capital One's March Madness ad campaign featuring Charles Barkley, Samuel L. Jackson, and Spike Lee.

(final round of 1986 Masters, referring to Jack Nicklaus)There was a wizard in the stands and some magic on the floor (After UCLA won the 1995 National title in basketball.

(2006 NCAA Tournament), Florida's first basketball title in program historyFlorida takes its place in history, back-to-back and unforgettable!

(2007 NCAA Tournament), the Gators played the Ohio State Buckeyes, who they defeated in the BCS National Championship game in football 3 months prior.A tradition unlike any other, The Masters on CBS.

-- Nantz, as the clock hit 00.0 in Davidson's thrilling upset in the second round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament over Georgetown.A Kansas comeback for the history books, Rock Chalk, Championship!

(Nantz calling Tracy Porter's fourth quarter 74-yard interception return for a touchdown as the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts to win Super Bowl XLIV.

(Gordon Hayward of the Butler Bulldogs missing the final half court shot of the 2010 NCAA Tournament)That's a win for the family.

(Denver Broncos with Tim Tebow at quarterback defeating the heavily favored Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2011-12 NFL Playoffs)Here comes Billy Cundiff to tie this game and in all likelihood send it to overtime.

(Baltimore Ravens losing the 2011 AFC Championship Game to New England Patriots after a missed field goal with 11 seconds left of the 4th quarter)Well, this is it, isn't it?

(In anticipation of Bubba Watson's putt on the first hole of a sudden death playoff at the 2012 Masters Tournament)And he (Sam Koch) booms this one.

(The final four seconds of Super Bowl XLVII as Ted Ginn, Jr. is tackled by Josh Bynes after a safety kick by Sam Koch to clinch the Baltimore Ravens's victory.

(Nantz calling UNC's triumph in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, a year after the aformentioned loss to the Villanova Wildcats in the 2016 National Championship game.

)Waited for years, many doubted we'd ever see it, but here it is.. [Tiger Woods sinks the Masters-winning putt in the 18th hole, crowd roars] the return to glory!

(Calling the end of the 2024 Chicago Bears–Detroit Lions Thanksgiving game where poor clock management by the Bears results in their sixth straight loss and the firing of Matt Eberflus the following day, becoming the first Bears' head coach to be fired mid-season)[28]Nantz's first book, Always By My Side – A Father's Grace and a Sports Journey Unlike Any Other, was released in May 2008.

Nantz tells personal stories from football, basketball, and golf, and how he has met people along the way who remind him of the virtues his father instilled in him.

The foreword in the book was written by one of his father figures, friend and frequent golf partner, former President George H. W. Bush.

The mission of the center is to improve care and treatment for patients with Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research and the investigation of its causes, including the role of concussions and other past neurological trauma.