Tom Hammond
| Tom Hammond | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 10, 1944 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Education | University of Kentucky |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Spouse(s) | Sheilagh Hammond |
| Children | David, Christopher and Ashley |
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 (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.
Hammond earned a B.S. in animal science in 1967 from the University of Kentucky, specializing in equine genetics and following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Thomas Poe Cooper, a former dean of the UK College of Agriculture and a former Acting President of UK. He began his career with WVLK Radio, where he was news and sports director. In 1970 and for the next 10 years, he was sports director for WLEX-TV. In 1980, he was named a play-by-play announcer for Southeastern Conference basketball games.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he served as a sales announcer at the Keeneland Thoroughbred Sales and at thoroughbred horse sales in 16 other states. He is recognized as a specialist and national expert on thoroughbred pedigrees.
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