Pat Summerall (1930-2013)

Pat Summerall died on Tuesday while recovering from hip surgery.  He was 82.

Pat played football for the Lions and the Cardinals but was best known for the years he spent as the placekicker for the New York Giants.  After retiring from football, he broadcast 16 superbowls and worked as a sportscaster, analyst, talk show host, and co-hosted the NFL Film Series, “This Week in Pro Football.”   For 22 years he  partnered with John Madden and his trademark style made him the premier television voice in pro football.  In 1999 he was inducted into the sportscasters hall of fame, and in 2011 authored the book, “Giants: What I Learned About Life from Vince Lombardi, and Tom Landry.”

In September 2011, Pat stopped into SiriusXM to talk with Ron Bennington about his book.  You can listen to the interview here.