Pat Summerall dead at 82
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at Summerall, the NFL player-turned-broadcaster whose deep, resonant voice called games for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 82.
Fox Sports spokesman Dan Bell said Tuesday that Summerall had died. He could not immediately provide further details.
Summerall was part of network television broadcasts for 16 Super Bowls. His last championship game was for Fox on Feb. 3, 2002, also his last game with longtime partner John Madden. The popular duo worked together for 21 years, moving to Fox in 1994 after years as the lead team for CBS.
Summerall played 10 NFL seasons (1952-61) with the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants. He started doing NFL games for CBS in 1964. He also covered the PGA Tour and tennis.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/super-voice-gone-pat-summerall-212454313--nfl.html
Fox Sports spokesman Dan Bell said Tuesday that Summerall had died. He could not immediately provide further details.
Summerall was part of network television broadcasts for 16 Super Bowls. His last championship game was for Fox on Feb. 3, 2002, also his last game with longtime partner John Madden. The popular duo worked together for 21 years, moving to Fox in 1994 after years as the lead team for CBS.
Summerall played 10 NFL seasons (1952-61) with the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants. He started doing NFL games for CBS in 1964. He also covered the PGA Tour and tennis.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/super-voice-gone-pat-summerall-212454313--nfl.html
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damn RIP. bout to go break out the ps2 and run some old madden in his honor
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damn. RIP
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One of the goat NFL announcers ....rip
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It's a sad day in Sports today. R.I.P. Pat Summerall
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The man basically narrated my childhood, RIP to one of the best to ever do it
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RIP Pat Summerall
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RIP he had a classic announcers delivery him and Madden >>
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Raised on Summerall. I'm still trying to get used to NOT hearing him on Sundays. Him and Madden was close as ? too.
When Fox paid Madden all that guap, he was like "Not without Pat". ABC and NBC tried to sign Pat, and he chucked them two wrinkled ass fingers like a ? . -
Damn. R.I.P.!!!
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Rip....overcame alcoholism and voiced sports to a generation
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"Flaaaag on the play"
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Pat Summerall raised me in the 90's him Madden on Fox with that GOAT theme music!!!
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One of the greatest play by play announcers ever...............When Pat Summerall was on u knew you was watching the Game of the week
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Straight classic. R.I.P.
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Summerall made Madden '98 better than what it should have been...