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NFL Broadcasting Legend Pat Summerall Dies at 82

Longtime NFL broadcaster Pat Summerall died Tuesday, the Dallas Morning News reports. He was 82. Summerall died in his hospital room at Texas' Zale Lipshy Hospital where he was recovering from...

Tue, Apr 16, 2013

NFL Broadcasting Legend Pat Summerall Dies at 82

John Madden Retires from Broadcasting

Boom! Legendary NFL commentator John Madden is walking away from the broadcast booth after nearly 30 years."It's time," Madden said in a statement issued by NBC Sports, where he has worked since 2006 as an analyst on Sunday Night Football, and for whom he called the most recent Super Bowl. "I'm 73 years old. My 50th wedding anniversary is this fall. I have two great sons and their families and my five grandchildren are at an age now when they know when I'm home and, more importantly, when I'm not."I still love every part of it — the travel, the practices, the game film, the games, seeing old friends and meeting new people... but I know this is the right time," Madden said.The former Oakland Raiders coach has called games for all four of the major broadcast networks. He joined ...

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

MICHAELS MIA FROM MNF TEAM

ESPN on Wednesday unveiled its Monday Night Football broadcast team and, as speculated, Al Michaels isn't on the list. USA Today confirms that the veteran sportscaster, whose original plan was to follow MNF from ABC to the cabler, instead was able to be released from his ESPN deal so as to join John Madden's eyebrows on NBC's Sunday-night NFL coverage next season. So who is in ESPN's booth? Mike Tirico, Joe Theismann and Pardon the Interruption's Tony Kornheiser. Mike, you make us Orangemen proud. The next slice at Varsity is on me.

Wed, Feb 8, 2006