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Pat Summerall Dies at 82

J

Joe_Capitano

The retired CBS/FOX sportscaster and former NFL player passed away today. In recent years, he occasionally came out of retirement to call a game or two. He also narrated the syndicated "Sports Stars of Tomorrow" (which is not really E/I despite displaying the 'wart', but that's another argument).

For much of his time calling NFL games with CBS and FOX he was paired with former Oakland coach John Madden, a partnership that made the transition to FOX intact.

Discuss.

Dallas Morning News article
 
Great announcer now gone. I think his last work WAS Sports Stars of Tomorrow, no more than nine-ten months ago. I remember hearing him on episodes back in August and September. RIP!

-crainbebo
 
Sunday afternoon. Settle back in a comfy chair in front of the TV. Pat and John. Football. All was right with the world.

R.I.P. Pat.
 
Didn't he also host a non-sports morning radio program in New York for a short time? I seem to remember him on WCBS after Jack Sterling retired.
 
Long associated with The City of Dallas and The Cowboys, Pat Summerall was in fact a true storyteller. He knows this game and he knows to play it. First, it was JR Ewing and now it's Summerall-Both great TV legends who has called Dallas home. And this great city has lost both icons.
 
It's interesting to note that Pat was a raging alcoholic back in the day. Sometimes he had to be poured into the announcer's booth after a hard bender but once those mics cracked open the audience would be none the wiser.

A legendary broadcaster with a legendary voice and knowledge of the game of football. Today's announcers are all pomp with very little circumstance.
 
Robnoxious said:
It's interesting to note that Pat was a raging alcoholic back in the day. Sometimes he had to be poured into the announcer's booth after a hard bender but once those mics cracked open the audience would be none the wiser.
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Kind of true. I don't recall him being drunk on game day, but every other day of the week was another story. Typically they had media availabilities after practice during the week, and those were a bit shakey. His friends did an intervention a few years ago, or it's likely he wouldn't have made it to 82.
 
TheBigA said:
His friends did an intervention a few years ago, or it's likely he wouldn't have made it to 82.
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That and a liver transplant 10 or so years ago put some more mileage on his life clock.
 
Former Giants QB Charlie Conerly never made it in broadcasting, which is worth mentioning since, as the story goes, it was Conerly who was sought for possible broadcasting work when his roommate--Summerall--answered the phone because Conerly was in the shower. The caller thought Summerall had a good voice and suggested he come along for a tryout...
 
Let's also not forget Pat Summerall filled in for Mike Patrick on SNF one year when ESPN had the rights. This was when Mike Patrick was on the "Broadcaster DL" recovering from a heart attack. Remember that?

Cheers & 73 ;D
 
I don't like sports but I liked him. That's how good he was.

Was he the one who used to say, "If you were tuning in for 60 Minutes, welcome to CBS coverage of the NFL" or something similar. Nice of him.
 
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