Nebraska says goodbye to ‘Voice of the Huskers’ Greg Sharpe

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The funeral service for beloved Husker broadcaster Greg Sharpe was held Friday in Lincoln.

Sharpe, 61, died on Feb. 14 after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer.

He was the play-by-play announcer for Nebraska football and baseball since 2007.

Before that, he called games for Kansas State, his alma mater.

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Sharpe is survived by his wife, Amy; three daughters; two brothers and nine nieces and nephews.

People can give memorial donations to the Greg Sharpe Memorial Scholarship Fund at the University of Nebraska Foundation or the Greg Sharpe Memorial Fund at Kansas State University.

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