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gtx440 04-16-2013 04:39 PM

Pat Summerall
 
passed away today
age 82
A big loss to the sports world

CMIZ5290 04-16-2013 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gtx440 (Post 1118601)
passed away today
age 82
A big loss to the sports world

+1, one of my all time favorites. In his prime, there were none better....

Cardboard Junkie 04-16-2013 04:59 PM

bummer

Sean 04-16-2013 05:06 PM

Pat was one of the best football announcers ever.

deadballfreaK 04-16-2013 05:19 PM

Sad news. Pat and John Madden were the best.

Hot Springs Bathers 04-16-2013 05:25 PM

And a great Arkansas Razorback! He beat Texas with a late field goal his senior year! Wooo Pigs Sooie

Orioles1954 04-16-2013 05:32 PM

Rest in Peace, Pat....you were a great one. To all of my fellow Arkansans and in honor of Pat...Woo Pig Sooiee Razorback!

lharri3600 04-16-2013 07:25 PM

wow i grew up with that voice on sunday rip pat:(

HRBAKER 04-16-2013 08:06 PM

RIP Pat.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...pse8f6e254.jpg

ethicsprof 04-16-2013 08:14 PM

sad news
 
i knew him a bit through his mother many years ago.
one of the great ones.
my condolences to family,friends, fans.
with deepest sympathy,
barry

itjclarke 04-16-2013 08:58 PM

As a Niner fan growing up during the '80's and '90's, I thought Summerall and Madden were our local announcers. When the Cowboys took the torch as the dominant team and we started getting the 2nd tier guys, I realized I'd just been very spoiled.

In my opinion Summerall, with his deep voice and dry delivery, is the greatest NFL play by play man ever (Michaels a close 2nd).. and every bit the equal to guys like Keith Jackson on the college side. RIP Pat

Kenny Cole 04-16-2013 09:20 PM

He was a guy you always wanted to listen to. RIP Pat. You will be missed.

Hankphenom 04-17-2013 09:08 AM

The guy died with his boots on. I've been watching the obscure cable show "Future Phenoms" for several years, in which Summerall narrated film of the best high school football and basketball players in the country. His voice was a bit shaky, and you never saw Pat himself, but there he was, an icon of my youth still in the saddle. The last episode I saw a couple of weeks ago had new narrators for the body of the show, but there was Summerall's barely audible voice closing it out. He must have really loved doing it. It's sad to see the old-school voices passing away, they were the best. Vin Scully is a national treasure.

lharri3600 04-17-2013 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Hankphenom (Post 1118825)
The guy died with his boots on. I've been watching the obscure cable show "Future Phenoms" for several years, in which Summerall narrated film of the best high school football and basketball players in the country. His voice was a bit shaky, and you never saw Pat himself, but there he was, an icon of my youth still in the saddle. The last episode I saw a couple of weeks ago had new narrators for the body of the show, but there was Summerall's barely audible voice closing it out. He must have really loved doing it. It's sad to see the old-school voices passing away, they were the best. Vin Scully is a national treasure.

Well said Hank!!

mr2686 04-17-2013 03:12 PM

I was also a big Pat Summerall and loved being a teenager in the 70's and listening to him and Tom Brookshier call the games on TV. They both are missed.


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