Pat Summerall has passed away

nikimcbee · 04-16-13, 04:53 PM

RIP

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DALLAS (AP) -- Pat Summerall, the NFL player-turned-broadcaster whose deep, resonant voice called games for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 82.

eddie · 04-16-13, 05:03 PM

Sad to hear this, he will be missed.

August · 04-16-13, 07:21 PM

I grew up listening to that man.

soopaman2 · 04-16-13, 07:27 PM

Broadcasting legend. I think most of us grew up on Pat.

Rip, and thank you for years of entertainment.

mookiemookie · 04-16-13, 08:29 PM

Man, I wish I could hear just one more game called by Summerall and Madden.

CaptainHaplo · 04-16-13, 08:30 PM

May he rest in peace and his family find solace.

ReallyDedPoet · 04-16-13, 08:58 PM

RIP ......

vienna · 04-17-13, 04:55 PM

RIP, sir...

The local CBS radio affiliate just ran an interview Madden gave to the CBS San Francisco station. Among the memories Madden related was a funny one regarding Summerall's attention to proper English grammar. Summerall had, at one time, been an English teacher and was very particular about proper speech. During the games he announced on CBS, the announcers would often make small plugs for the shows on the network, One of the shows was "Murder, She Wrote". Madden said he, like many other announcers would just rush through the shows title, ignoring the pause indicated by the presence of the comma. Summerall would pointedly say "John, there's a comma in the title; you have to pause." Madden said Summerall would announce the plug as "Tonight after '60 Minutes', stay tuned for 'Murder.....She Wrote'." Madden said, as time went on during their team-up, the pause tended to get longer and longer...

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Aramike · 04-17-13, 06:03 PM

To date, he was my favorite play-by-play guy. RIP, Pat.

Mork_417 · 04-18-13, 02:36 AM

RIP

04-16-13, 07:21 PM	#3
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I grew up listening to that man. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

04-16-13, 07:27 PM	#4
soopaman2 Der Alte Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,316 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Broadcasting legend. I think most of us grew up on Pat. Rip, and thank you for years of entertainment. __________________ If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. -Winston Churchill- The most fascinating man in the world.

04-16-13, 08:29 PM	#5
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Man, I wish I could hear just one more game called by Summerall and Madden. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

04-16-13, 08:30 PM	#6
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	May he rest in peace and his family find solace. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

04-16-13, 08:58 PM	#7
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	RIP ...... __________________ Back in the Day

04-16-13, 05:03 PM	#2
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Sad to hear this, he will be missed.

04-17-13, 04:55 PM	#8
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	RIP, sir... The local CBS radio affiliate just ran an interview Madden gave to the CBS San Francisco station. Among the memories Madden related was a funny one regarding Summerall's attention to proper English grammar. Summerall had, at one time, been an English teacher and was very particular about proper speech. During the games he announced on CBS, the announcers would often make small plugs for the shows on the network, One of the shows was "Murder, She Wrote". Madden said he, like many other announcers would just rush through the shows title, ignoring the pause indicated by the presence of the comma. Summerall would pointedly say "John, there's a comma in the title; you have to pause." Madden said Summerall would announce the plug as "Tonight after '60 Minutes', stay tuned for 'Murder.....She Wrote'." Madden said, as time went on during their team-up, the pause tended to get longer and longer... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

04-17-13, 06:03 PM	#9
Aramike Ocean Warrior Best of SUBSIM Chairman Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 3,207 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	To date, he was my favorite play-by-play guy. RIP, Pat.

04-18-13, 02:36 AM	#10
Mork_417 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: DB-15 Posts: 851 Downloads: 263 Uploads: 0	RIP __________________ Heading to AM49.(U-553)