I know I am not speaking for myself when I say, Pat and John were the first announcers I knew. Pat's voice was Sunday afternoon football. Don't know how else to explain it - Pat's voice verberated the living room and just became a Sunday staple - even if it was him narrating Montana or Young throwing 4 TDs on the Saints.
RIP Pat Summerall. One of the best NFL broadcasters ever. Certainly better than most of today's announcers. In their prime in the 80s and 90s, the team of Summerall and Madden could not be beat. You just knew it was a big game if you heard their voices. And Pat did it without screaming or flamboyance. There was such a calm yet controlling aspect of his voice when calling games. Even though we came out on the short end of most, I can remember Summerall calling many epic Saints /49er games in the late 80s/early 90s. Rest in peace Pat. You earned it.
I was rewatching some of my old games recently and happened on one of our national games done by Summerall/Madden, there will never be a better broadcasting duo.
I also remember Summerall from US Open tennis, and many years of Masters Golf tournament coverage. RIP.
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