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Watch: Verne Lundquist earns kiss from Namath in final Iron Bowl

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It's the final year for the soon-to-be-retired Verne Lundquist to be in the broadcast booth calling SEC games every Saturday, so an NFL legend decided to send him off in style.

In Saturday's Iron Bowl between Alabama and Auburn, former Crimson Tide quarterback and NFL Hall of Famer Joe Namath paid Lundquist a visit, and ended his on-air time with a kiss to Uncle Verne's cheek.

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