One of the great voices in NFL history passed on Tuesday, as Pat Summerall has died. He was 82. Summerall passed in his hospital room at Zale Lipshy Hospital where he was recovering from surgery for a broken hip, a family group friend confirmed. A record 16 Super Bowls were worked by the former CBS announcer in a community career that began in 1962 and finished in 2002. In the 21 seasons Summerall worked along side John Madden they grew in to Americaas most popular activities broadcast team. Their benefit CBS at Super XVI, following a 1981 season, remains the highest-rated activities program of all-time, with more than 49 percent of the nation tuned in. aI was so happy I obtained to work with Pat,a Madden said. aHe was very easy to work well with. He knew how to use words. For a guy like myself who rambles on and on and doesnat often seem sensible, he was sent from heaven.a Madden was the first broadcaster Fox hired when it outbid CBS for NFL rights starting in 1994. He insisted that Summerall be the 2nd. Madden didnat find any resistance. aPat Summerall set the conventional for play-by-play announcers irrespective of sport,a said Ed Goren, former president of Fox Sports, who caused Summerall at CBS and Fox. aIf he was an athlete, youad call him a team player. Pat always deferred to others in the unit. He worried about the broadcast never about their own position. He'd a of Fame career.a
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