LINCOLN, Neb. -- Greg Sharpe, the play-by-play voice for Nebraska football since 2007, has died of cancer, his family announced through the school Saturday. He was 61. Sharpe died Friday, 10 months after he announced he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was able to work several games last season.

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 and baseball since 2008, died Friday at age 61. Sharpe's family announced his death through a statement released by the school on