Longtime University of Nebraska football play-by-play announcer Greg Sharpe has died of cancer, his family and the school announced Saturday. He was 61. Sharpe's death comes 10 months after he first announced he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in April 2024.

Greg Sharpe, the play-by-play voice for Nebraska football since 2007, died on Friday of cancer. He was 61. Sharpe, who also called the school’s baseball games since 2008, announced in April that he was battling pancreatic cancer.