Pat Summerall

George Allen "Pat" Summerall (May 10, 1930 – April 16, 2013) was a former American football player and sports television sportscaster.

Summerall was born on May 10, 1930 in Lake City, Florida.

He started color commentatory on CBS before replacing Ray Scott as lead play by play. He was paired with Tom Brookshier and especially John Madden. Summerall and Madden moved to FOX in 1994 until 2001 when they were replaced by Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Cris Collinsworth.

He filled for Mike Patrick in 2004 who recovered from heart surgery. Summerall also called a few Cotton Bowlshttp://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/15642938.htm for Fox before retiring for good. During his time at CBS, Summerall called American Basketball Association, NBA, college basketball games, tennis and golf tournaments.

In 1990, Summerall vomited on an airplane after a Bears-Redskins matchup and was out for a long time. He was replaced by Verne Lundquist who filled in for Summerall who was assigned to call the Tennis U.S. Open.
In 1999 he was inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame.

Summerall died on April 16, 2013 from cardiac arrest which were complications of hip surgery in a hospital in Dallas, Texas, aged 82.

His daughter, Susie Wiles, is a political consultant and the White House Chief-designate of Staff.

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