WFAA Blog: Pat Summerall in hospital - recovering from emergency surgery

[WoodysGirl]

Pat Summerall in hospital

12:05 PM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | Permalink
Aaron Chimbel
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Legendary sportscaster Pat Summerall is in the hospital.

News 8 has confirmed that was Summerall was hospitalized this week. His condition, we're told, is not life-threatening.

The 78-year old football play-by play broadcaster had a liver transplant in 2004.

This health condition is apparently not related to that transplant.

Family has been reluctant to talk about the reasons for Summerall's hospitalization.

Full story.

 

[DanTanna]

I'll say a little prayer to my ex-neighbor.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

I sure hope he gets well soon......

 

[Cajuncowboy]

I loved Summerall and Brookshier. They were the original Madden and Michaels.

If they were covering the game, it was the biggest game of the week.

Get well Pat.

 

[lane]

i miss pat summerall calling games during autumn thunder...what a voice..

 

[kmp77]

CBS Sports Intro - 1989 NFC Title Game -SF 49ers vs. LA Rams

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IP5iEYYBXZU Man, his voics makes games feel SO epic. What a team these two were. EVERY announcer should study Summeral....that's just how you do it.

 

[FanSince61]

Get well soon, Pat. Hope it's nothing serious.

I converted a VHS tape to DVD today of the 1978 playoff game against Atlanta that he and Brookshier did.

 

[yentl911]

I wish him the best. He and madden were my all time favorite team toi cover a game. Hearing him brings me back to when we were winning SB's or were in the hunt, season after season after season.

An all-time great.....plus a big Pokes fan which scores him some additional points.

 

[JWitten]

Good Luck to Pat I heard his voice on the NFLN the other day and just stopped in my tracks and thought god it would be great to have him and Madden back together again for one game. The best of all time in my book.

 

[David276]

nooooooooooooooooooooo. man i wish he would do another boys game or two. grew up listening to him. joe buck is a major downgrade from the level of class pat shows.

 

[Manster68]

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=426042

Broadcaster Summerall recovering from surgery

Posted: June 20, 2008
DALLAS (AP) -- Sports broadcaster Pat Summerall was recovering Friday from emergency surgery to stop internal bleeding, his wife said.

Cheri Summerall said her 78-year-old husband was resting comfortably Friday in a Dallas-area hospital. Doctors told her that a new medicine he had recently started taking caused a reaction that induced the bleeding.

The surgery was Thursday.

"He has really turned the corner," Cheri Summerall said in a story Friday on The Dallas Morning News' Web site. "The doctors are thrilled with Pat's progress. We are expecting a full recovery."

Summerall, a former NFL kicker and lineman, underwent a liver transplant four years ago and hip replacement surgery in January.

 

[dbair1967]

CBS Sports Intro - 1989 NFC Title Game -SF 49ers vs. LA Rams

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IP5iEYYBXZU Man, his voics makes games feel SO epic. What a team these two were. EVERY announcer should study Summeral....that's just how you do it.

I much prefer these two:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xxkii-_hsG0

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xGV8hhhEYRY&feature=related

It just doesnt get any better

David

 

[CATCH17]

Was anyone at the game when Emmitt broke the Rushing record and Sumerall fell on his face walking up on that Star Podium?

I felt so bad for the guy.

 

[links18]

How does a 74 year old dude get a liver? Being famous has its rewards, I guess.

 

[Future]

The 78-year old football play-by play broadcaster had a liver transplant in 2004.

This health condition is apparently not related to that transplant.

thank god? *** :laugh2:

hope everything is alright with him

 

[DallasFanSince86]

I hope Mr. Summerall gets well soon. Summerall and Madden was the favorite broadcasting team in my family.