FAYETTEVILLE — Mike Nail, who narrated the golden era of Arkansas basketball as the team’s radio play-by-play voice, died Saturday. He was 80.
Nail passed away at his home in Fayetteville. He had recently been placed under hospice care after a battle with cancer, said Blair Cartwright, a friend of Nail’s who worked with him in stints at KHBS-TV and the University of Arkansas.
Nail served as the deep, gravelly voice of the Razorbacks for 29 years before retiring at the conclusion of the 2009-10 season. On the day of Nail's final home broadcast, bobbleheads with his likeness were given to those in attendance.