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Pat Summerall Dies at 82

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by Bumrush, Apr 16, 2013.

  1. Bumrush

    Bumrush Stable Genius Club Member

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  2. Muck

    Muck Throwback Uniform Crusader Retired Administrator

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    Indeed. His voice is one of the hits in the soundtrack to my youth. That baritone remains front and center when I think back to those epic Dallas-SF battles of the early 90's.

    Summerall and Madden on CBS was as good as it gets.
     
  3. jpep13

    jpep13 Coach Of The Year Club Member

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    Rip in peace ! The best Period! Cannot be duplicated
     
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  4. Nappy Roots

    Nappy Roots Well-Known Member

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    Damn. We lost a good one.
     
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  5. Larryfinfan

    Larryfinfan 17-0...Priceless Club Member

    While I don't recall him as a player, the clips of him I enjoyed, as a football purist. But like most of us, his professionalism as an announcer was great too. Loved him paired with madden...rip brother..
     
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  6. Jt0323

    Jt0323 Fins Up! Luxury Box

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    He was a part of my childhood with the Madden games, and in the Replacements movie, I always been a fan of his announcing, and remember being sad when he stop doing madden RIP Pat
     
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  7. brandon27

    brandon27 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Bummer... may he rest in peace.

    His voice is legendary to me... nothing could beat him and Madden together. Classics.
     
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  8. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

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  9. 54Fins

    54Fins "In Gase we trust"

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    over there
    Sucks he died. R.I.P.
     
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    shouright Banned

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    Classic play-by-play guy. Never forget him and Madden annually on Thanksgiving day.
     
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    Makes me want to kick Dan Dierdorf and Gus Johnson in the balls.
     
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  12. PSG

    PSG Clear Eyes. Full Hearts.

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    Sad day. RIP Pat Summerall. For football fans around my age, he was the voice of the NFL.
     
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  13. Frumundah Finnatic

    Frumundah Finnatic U Mad Miami?

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    RIP you alcoholic with an awesome voice.
     
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    Agree. What a great voice. That is the guy that connects my younger days with the NFL.
     
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  16. Da 'Fins

    Da 'Fins Season Ticket Holder Staff Member Club Member

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    Just loved Pat Summerall.

    Summerall not only had a great voice but he had an incredible feel for the game and knew when to be quiet. He also didn't try to be overly analytical in the pbp role - even though he was an ex football player and thoroughly understood the game; he deferred to Madden.

    Really showed his class. And, he was a fighter - battling alcoholism throughout his life and not giving up in spite of setbacks.

    As others have noted, Summerall and Madden were the best combo team in NFL history. He and Brookshire were great as well. I can hear him in my ears as vividly as if he just called a game yesterday. I don't know who else I'd put in there but for 1-2 combos, I'd say 1) Summerall/Madden; 2) Curt Gowdy/DeRogatis (really Gowdy & anyone are #2 - he was also good with Meridith & Olsen.

    Summerall - the PBP Voice of the NFL. Gowdy was the voice of the AFL & AFC. Takes me back to the late 60's and 70's - still the greatest era in pro football history, imo.

    Getting too old - too many friends and too many icons of my childhood and young adult era going away.
     
  17. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    The #1 voice of the NFL on CBS back in the late 60s IMO was Frank Gifford. He did the NFL Today pregame show, all by himself. It was a one man job back then, not like the big groups of analysts they all employ today.
    Curt was the best announcer of any sport ever though IMO. He was not only great with football, but also as good baseball announcer as there ever was too.
     
  18. gunn34

    gunn34 I miss Don & Dan

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    I agree with Gifford being the voice of the late 60's and maybe the 70's too. Sumerall was a class act. May he rest in peace. He had a legendary voice. Loved him at the Masters too.
     
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    Was never a big Summerall fan, because his pro-Cowboys commentary and hate of the Dolphins. Never passed up a chance to stick it to Shula if he could. He was waaaaay to over the top in his Cowboy love.
     

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