Saturday, January 30, 2010

Tom Brookshier, Ex-Eagles Defensive Back, Pat Summerall's Pre-Madden Broadcast Partner, R. I. P.

Tom (Brookie) Brookshier, who in nine years with the Philadelphia Eagles (1952-61) was twice named an All-Pro defensive back (1959. 1960), then later broadcast National Football League games for CBS, teaming up with Pat Summerall for three Super Bowl telecasts, passed away on Friday from cancer at age 78.

Pat and Tom teamed up to form CBS's top NFL announcing team. This was during the 1970s.

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