Brent Musburger Gives Farewell Comments in Final Broadcast

Broadcaster Brent Musburger got to call one final overtime game Tuesday before he signed off for the last time.

The legend said goodbye to viewers following Kentucky's 90-81 victory over Georgia after ESPN played a montage of some of his most memorable moments. Joe Kovac Jr. of The Telegraph passed along Musburger's words:

ESPN PR said goodbye as well:

Kentucky head coach John Calipari presented Musburger with a celebratory No. 50 jersey before Tuesday's game to commemorate Musburger's 50 years in broadcasting, as ESPN captured:

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Before his final ESPN game, Brent Musburger was presented with this awesome jersey from Coach Cal! pic.twitter.com/gGmBUjtUJ8

— ESPN College BBall (@ESPNCBB) February 1, 2017"

Since Tuesday was Musburger's final call, fans who have grown accustomed to hearing his catchphrase "You are looking live" will no longer hear the familiar words before marquee games. ESPN passed along that final introduction to Tuesday's contest:

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"You are looking live."

One last time. pic.twitter.com/EliBClhyIE

— ESPN College BBall (@ESPNCBB) February 1, 2017"

The National Sports Media Association Hall of Famer told David Bauder of the Associated Press he is leaving sportscasting to start a sports handicapping business with his family, and Musburger referenced his next venture after the Wildcats' win.

Musburger started his career in sports media as a writer before becoming the face of CBS' coverage. He broadcast a variety of sports, including college football, golf, tennis, college basketball, the NBA and the NFL, on the network's the NFL Today show.

He started working for ABC and ESPN in 1990, and he primarily covered college football and college basketball for the networks. Among the most famous calls of his career were of Boston College's Doug Flutie's Hail Mary to beat Miami in 1984 and Villanova's NCAA tournament championship game victory over Georgetown in 1985.

Bauder noted Musburger's career included some controversy, such as when he continuously talked about how attractive Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron's girlfriend, Katherine Webb, was during the 2013 BCS Championship Game.

During Oklahoma's Sugar Bowl win over Auburn on Jan. 2, Musburger said he hoped Sooners running back Joe Mixon would make the most of a second chance. Mixon had previously been suspended for a year for punching a woman and breaking her jaw.

Still, Musburger's career will be defined by the memorable moments he called, and Bill Bender of Sporting News listed some of the highlights: the NBA debut of Magic Johnson, the 1988 "Catholics vs. Convicts" game between Notre Dame and Miami and the "Holy Buckeye" play on which Ohio State stunned Purdue with a long fourth-down pass for a touchdown during its 2002 national title season.

SEC Network shared a look at Musburger's career:

While fans will always have the highlight reels to look back on, Sports Illustrated reported Musburger will soon join Al Bernstein for a show on the Vegas Stats and Information Network. Viewers won't be "looking live" at the games Musburger is calling anymore, but his voice will still be one of the backdrops in the sports world.