I watched part of the Titans-Patriots game Sunday, a lopsided affair that saw Tom Brady throw six touchdowns (five in the second quarter), and Tennessee lose by 59 points. CBS, as the network usually does for its marquee NFL matchups, had Jim Nantz and Phil Simms calling the action. And aside from the on-field beatdown taking place, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Except that Nantz, just a few days before, had been in court for his divorce trial.
Nantz, the premier sportscaster for CBS television, was embroiled last week in a divorce trial in a small fifth floor Main Street courtroom with his wife of 26 years, Lorrie. And while the rules of civility and Superior Court Judge Howard Owens prevented it from becoming a knockdown, drag-out fight, there have been plenty of moments of drama. ...It's hard to imagine Nantz as anything other than the "Hello, friends" guy who welcomes us to the Masters, or introduces "One Shining Moment" to conclude the NCAA Tournament coverage, or shows up alongside Simms every Sunday during the NFL season. He's always well prepared, and more than that, exceedingly nice. The cognitive dissonance is off the charts on this one; the thought of Nantz's home life being something other than the inspiration for Pleasantville is odd. But I guess that's what makes him so good at his job.
Clutching a pair of reading glasses in his hands, the 50-year-old Nantz teared up at times as he described his wife's foibles that he claims led up to the breakdown of their marriage. ...
"In 2004, I got the Man of the Year award from the New York Athletic Club. Rudy Giuliani had been the previous year's winner and it really meant a lot to me," he said, his eyes welling with tears. "My mother flew in from Houston, but Lorrie wasn't there." Nantz said he was given an oil portrait of himself at the dinner, but Lorrie wouldn't let him hang it in their Westport home.. "It ended up in a warehouse,"he said.
Nantz admitted that he now has a 29-year-old girlfriend, although he contended that "he only started dating his girlfriend because the marriage had died' more than 10 years ago," according to the Stamford Advocate, which ended with this:
The trial over, Lorrie Nantz stood in the lobby of the courthouse sobbing. Stepping from the elevator, her husband saw her standing there alone and walked over and put his arms around her. Together they stood, arms wrapped around each other, sobbing.Sometimes real life sucks. Even if it might not appear that way on the surface.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
10-19-2009 @ 1:08PM
mislz7 said...
People have been together half their lives or more. The end of long marrages can be awful for the parties involved. This is not even news in my opinion, unless a person is a sadist and enjoys it. Give them some space.
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10-19-2009 @ 9:25PM
blondnurse58 said...
mistz7 all I can add to yours is amen and amen. You are so right. There is enough hurt already so why should they have it shoved in their face every day. Back off!!!!!
10-19-2009 @ 10:06PM
hookmrl said...
I did like nantz,but lost some respect cheated on his wife with some young sleez that only wants him for his money and fame.If he worked at 7-11 this girl would not give him time of day
10-19-2009 @ 11:38PM
donstillings said...
Balloon boy was more believable.
10-20-2009 @ 2:37AM
Ann said...
mislz7 you are so right. No one knows what goes on behind closed doors. It really doesn't matter who did what or why. Plain fact is everyone involved hurts when their family falls apart. I know this from personal experience. Even though I was the one that took our child and left, I still hurt but was relieved at the same time. The ones that have the most pain and suffer the true loss are the children. Believe me it is much better if you can find the way to mend your hearts, and stand united for your children's accomplishments, health, mistakes, etc. Children of divorced parents still need both of their parents in their lives. Yes, I am living proof that it can and does happen.
10-19-2009 @ 8:08PM
BEATLES said...
They are human too. Very sad story. Seems like they may have gotten the closure they needed.
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10-19-2009 @ 8:09PM
spapas73 said...
Stay out of it. It's none of our business.
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10-19-2009 @ 8:22PM
bonilla55 said...
dido !
10-19-2009 @ 8:18PM
keith said...
this really really sucks, except for the part about the TWENTY-NINE year old girlfriend!
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10-19-2009 @ 8:20PM
Brian said...
It's funny how a 29 year old girlfriend can convince a man that his "old" wife was so horrible.
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10-19-2009 @ 8:28PM
murphymom123 said...
I agree with that statement totally. This is about nothing else than another bozo man who wants and will get a younger woman.. Why because he has money. So he dumped the wife who was there when he was a nobody and pick up a young hotty. Same story different players. When she dumps him in 10 years because he is too old he will wonder why. HAHA
10-20-2009 @ 6:00AM
bloodgood45 said...
Maybe the 29 year old girl friend treats Jim Nance a lot better than that "OLD" skag of a wife he had. Maybe he just needed a better piece of ass? Best thing to do is never allow a woman to get even or give you any trouble because they are damn good at it. Get smart there Brian before you fall victim of "femi-nazi" America. The 29 year old won't get a dime cause the old lady will rape Jim of everything except his dirty underwear. Men need equal treatment in court as well as in everything else, and women need to be held as responsible as men for their actions and evil deeds.
10-20-2009 @ 6:00AM
bloodgood45 said...
Maybe the 29 year old girl friend treats Jim Nance a lot better than that "OLD" skag of a wife he had. Maybe he just needed a better piece of ass? Best thing to do is never allow a woman to get even or give you any trouble because they are damn good at it. Get smart there Brian before you fall victim of "femi-nazi" America. The 29 year old won't get a dime cause the old lady will rape Jim of everything except his dirty underwear. Men need equal treatment in court as well as in everything else, and women need to be held as responsible as men for their actions and evil deeds.
10-19-2009 @ 8:25PM
pazandossessi said...
if is not our business then why are they asking us to comment Deuhhhhh!
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10-19-2009 @ 9:05PM
htc6600 said...
They're not asking you to comment, they're giving you the opportunity to comment if you want to. If you don't want to comment, then don't. Deuhhhhh!!!!!!!!
10-19-2009 @ 8:29PM
jones317317 said...
So, he's had a girlfriend for 10 years - that makes it 1999 or so. And he 'testified' that in 2004 when he was named Man of Year, wife didn't go to dinner and wouldn't hang his portrait. Can we assume he thought she had NO IDEA about the GF? It's so terrible when a man takes up with another woman and is surprised when wife of 25 year or more figures it out.
Please spare me the tears, Mr. Nantz. You should be on soap opera not a sports show, with those acting skills......
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10-19-2009 @ 8:48PM
brandonmil3 said...
He said the marriage died 10 yrs ago not that he started seeing the girlfriend back then..she would have been 19 and believe we would have heard about that by now!
10-19-2009 @ 8:59PM
Rose said...
Where does it say he has had his girlfriend for 10 years, the article says he NOW has a 29 year old girlfriend. It states his marriage died 10 years ago but again it says he NOW has a girlfriend. Or are you assuming he took up with the girl 10 years ago when she was 19.
10-19-2009 @ 9:01PM
dsthargrove said...
Reread the article and see how far off your comments are.
10-19-2009 @ 9:21PM
fourjwinds said...
to jones317317 Please reread the story:
...that he NOW has a 29-year-old ...
Not for the past 10 years.
Nantz admitted that he now has a 29-year-old girlfriend, although he contended that "he only started dating his girlfriend because the marriage had died' more than 10 years ago," according to the Stamford Advocate, which ended with this: