Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Pat Summerall Was The 'Voice Of Football,' John Madden Says

Legendary NFL broadcaster Pat Summerall died on Monday. He was best known for his work alongside John Madden during the 1980s and '90s.

Pat Summerall was “one of the card-carrying good guys,” and his death is “a damn shock,” said John Madden, his longtime partner in the broadcast booth. Summerall, 82, died Tuesday, Fox Sports spokesman Dan Bell

Leading Off. Voice of Football, and So Much More. By STEVE REDDICLIFFE. Published: April 17, 2013. Pat Summerall, who died Tuesday at age 82, was probably best known as a football announcer. Or was it for his coverage of the Masters? Or for the field

This was August of 1994, the year Fox took over the NFC TV package from CBS. Notebooks and cameras were at the ready, waiting for the arrival of John Madden and Pat Summerall. Fox had taken them from CBS, too. The day before Fox's first ever telecast,

Former NFL player and broadcaster Pat Summerall passed away Tuesday. Former colleagues and others reacted to his death.

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Pat Summerall Was The 'Voice Of Football,' John Madden Says

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