Longtime NFL play-by-play man Pat Summerall, who worked a record 16 Super Bowls and was a long-time broadcast partner with John Madden, passed away on Tuesday at age 82 according to multiple reports.
After playing a variety of positions at the University of Arkansas, Mr. Summerall played 10 years as a place-kicker in the NFL (Detroit Lions, 1952; Chicago Cardinals, 1953-57; New York Giants, 1958-61).
After retiring in 1961, Pat went to work for CBS Sports as a color analyst. By 1973, he moved to the play-by-play spot. He teamed up with ex-Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Tom Brookshier up to the end of the 1970s.
By 1981, he teamed up with former Oakland Raiders head coach John Madden and were, by many estimations, for the next two decades, television's best football broadcast team. Pat and John moved over to the Fox Network in 1994, when the upstart network took over National Football Conference games from CBS. Pat retired from broadcasting after the 2001 season, which culminated with Super Bowl XXXVI, won by the New England Patriots.
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