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Lundquist was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He graduated from Austin High School in Austin, Texas, before attending Texas Lutheran University (formerly Texas Lutheran College), where he was one of the founders of the Omega Tau Fraternity (ΩΤ) in 1958 before graduating in 1962. Nationally, Lundquist worked for ABC Sports from 1974–81, then moved to CBS (1982–95) and TNT cable (1995–97) before returning to CBS in 1998. Lundquist was featured as himself commenting on the golf games in the movie Happy Gilmore. Currently, Lundquist resides in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

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  • Lundquist was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He graduated from Austin High School in Austin, Texas, before attending Texas Lutheran University (formerly Texas Lutheran College), where he was one of the founders of the Omega Tau Fraternity (ΩΤ) in 1958 before graduating in 1962. Nationally, Lundquist worked for ABC Sports from 1974–81, then moved to CBS (1982–95) and TNT cable (1995–97) before returning to CBS in 1998. Lundquist was featured as himself commenting on the golf games in the movie Happy Gilmore. Currently, Lundquist resides in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
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  • Lundquist was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He graduated from Austin High School in Austin, Texas, before attending Texas Lutheran University (formerly Texas Lutheran College), where he was one of the founders of the Omega Tau Fraternity (ΩΤ) in 1958 before graduating in 1962. He began his broadcasting career as sports anchor for WFAA in Dallas and in Austin for KTBC, as well as being the radio voice of the Dallas Cowboys. WFAA-TV is ABC's station in Dallas, Texas. Lundquist joined the Cowboys Radio Network in 1967 and remained with the team until the 1984 season. He was paired with future (and now current) play-by-play man Brad Sham starting with the 1977 season, the year the Cowboys went 12–2 (winning the first 8 games of the season) and captured their second NFL title in Super Bowl XII. Nationally, Lundquist worked for ABC Sports from 1974–81, then moved to CBS (1982–95) and TNT cable (1995–97) before returning to CBS in 1998. Lundquist was featured as himself commenting on the golf games in the movie Happy Gilmore. Currently, Lundquist resides in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
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