CLIFF DRYSDALE, ESPN’s longest-tenured sports analyst, received a special tribute from golfing great Jack Nicklaus as he announced he will retire from broadcasting once the US Open is over.

The 84-year-old South African-born TV presenter has been with the network for 46 years but will call time on his TV career this weekend.

One of his final two assignments for the channel was working on the women’s singles quarter-final on Wednesday between Iga Swiatek and Amanda Anisimova – a rematch of the Wimbledon final – which the American won.

A touching video of his best TV moments, narrated by his friend and 18-time major winner Nicklaus, was played on air and it also included contributions from John McEnroe , Darren Cahill, Stan Smith, Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver and Chris Evert.

N

See Full Page