VIDEO: Jim Nantz and John Cook remember Ken Venturi

"Doctors told his mother he will never speak," fellow broadcaster Jim Nantz said at the May 6 Hall of Fame induction, which Venturi was too ill to attend. "He will never be able to say his own name. That's what drove him to golf, to sit on a rangeKen Venturi, winner of the 1964 U.S. Open and the voice of golf for CBS Sports for 35 years, died Friday afternoon.The legendary amateur player from San Francisco and 1964 U.S. Open champion worked at the network for a record 35 years before he retired in 2002."Doctors told his mother he will never speak," fellow broadcaster Jim Nantz said at the May 6 Hall of Fame induction, which Venturi was too ill to attend. "He will never be able to say his own name. That's what drove him to golf, to sit on a range"Doctors told his mother he will never speak," fellow broadcaster Jim Nantz said at the May 6

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