Special to the Providence Journal

It’s rare when one person has such a powerful impact on a sport and he/she becomes a dominant figure. Usually that person is someone who is actually a player.

But in this case, it’s time we recognized an individual with whom we all grew up in college football. Ninety-year-old L ee Corso will be on ESPN’s "GameDay" set Saturday for the final time. For almost four decades, most of which when ESPN had no competition, Corso was must-see television. Knowledgeable, quick and witty, Corso was quickly adopted as the unspoken voice of college football fans. Picking the winner by wearing the head of the team’s mascot over his head only solidified him as a folk hero. How could you not love this guy? Funny, entertaining and informative, he was an icon and his last

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