Per DMN: Pat Summerall Has Died

[Picksix]

Dallas Morning News ‏@dallasnews 10m
Pat Summerall has died, The Dallas Morning News has learned.

Always enjoyed his broadcasts.

 

[Zordon]

passed away today.

http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sports/...r-local-icon-pat-summerall-dies-at-age-82.ece

Employing a signature succinct staccato style that was brief and to the point, Pat Summerall grew into the pre-eminent network NFL voice for a generation of television viewers. Summerall has died at age 82.

He worked a record 16 Super Bowls on network television, the first five as an analyst. He worked for CBS from 1961 to 1993. He moved with the NFL from CBS to Fox in 1994. He retired after the 2002 season.

Summerall worked his final Super Bowl in February 2002. It was his eighth alongside analyst John Madden. They worked together at CBS and Fox for 21 seasons. Their work at Super Bowl XVI in 1982 remains the highest-rated sports program of all-time, with more than 49 percent of the nation tuned in.

Summerall was a regular-season Sunday staple in most Dallas-Fort Worth homes during the 1990s. He and Madden were regularly assigned to the NFL's No. 1 television attraction, the Cowboys. Not a bad deal for Summerall, who lived barely 20 minutes away from Texas Stadium in Southlake, with his second wife, Cheri.

 

[GoCowboysGo]

Pat Summererall has passed. Very sad day.

http://dallasne.ws/Yt7YyG

 

[Tejano15]

RIP Pat, Prayers for your family.

 

[NorthTexan95]

Awful news. I'll miss him.

 

[DallasCowpoke]

Yes, local DFW 4:00 news just confirmed it.

R.I.P. Mr. Summerall, such a classic voice.

 

[physeter]

passed away today.

http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sports/...r-local-icon-pat-summerall-dies-at-age-82.ece

Very sad. Him and Madden classic broadcasting.RIP

 

[Risen Star]

The voice of the Cowboys in my youth.

RIP.

 

[Tabascocat]

The voice of the Cowboys in my youth.

RIP.

Same, this one stings a bit

RIP Pat

 

[miamicowboy21]

Unofficial TV voice of the Dallas Cowboys, official voice of the NFC East. Nobody did a VoiceOver on those NFL on CBS intro's in the 80's and 90's like Pat Summerall. He's simply the best! RIP PAT!!

 

[Duane]

RIP Pat.

He and John Madden will always be associated with my memories of those great 90s Cowboys teams.

 

[cowboyfan4life2]

Very sad news, rip pat. Grew up watching him do the game of the week, one of the best.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

I always liked his commentary the best. Rest in Peace, Pat. You'll be missed.

 

[Nomad]

I shared an elevator with him at Cowboys Stadium last year, I think he was just there as a fan.

I also enjoyed the stories he told in interviews of him and Mickey Mantle when they both lived in Dallas, hanging out drinking and playing golf which caused them both problems, sounded fun though.

 

[unionjack8]

RIP Pat Summerall

a true legend.........he will be missed immensley

 

[jason54858]

Wow that is sad to here.

R.I.P

 

[bigE79]

The voice of the Cowboys in my youth.

RIP.

ditto...

 

[CaptainAmerica]

A while back I was watching a YouTube video of the '96 NFC Championship Dallas vs. Green Bay. As I listened to his play by play call of the first quarter TD pass from Aikman to Irvin it hit me how great he was as a play by play announcer when compared to the verbose, constant talking style of today's play by play announcers.

This was his call..."Aikman.....Irvin....Touchdown!!" It was something to see him allow the cameras, the crowd noise and Irvin's celebration on the field to fill in the rest of the description.

What a great announcer. Sad to see him go.

 

[TheStar]

Nobody could say "Murder She Wrote" like Pat Summerall.

We have lost a true football icon.

Thoughts and Prayers. Just saw him at a Church Men's Conference about 6 weeks ago. There is no doubt he is in a better place.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

That's too bad. A former player who knew the game and gave us insights that many announcers did not half.
You will be missed, kind sir. It's a loss for the NFL and for fans as well as his family and friends.