Pat Summerall is the signature voice of sports broadcasting in America. As a professional football player, Pat was best known as the kicker for the legendary New York Giants championship teams of the late 50's and '60's. After his retirement from the gridiron, he became the mainstay ofthe CBS Sports broadcasting team for 32 years. In 1994, Pat and broadcast partner, John Madden, joined the Fox network. For 21 years, they were the strongest sportcasting team in the history ofthe game.
In total, Summerall has worked 16 Super Bowls on network television, the first five as a game analyst and the rest as the play-by-play man. To further Summerall's astonishing Super Bowl statistics, he also worked on 10 Super Bowl radio broadcasts. Summerall and Madden worked eight Super Bowl broadcasts together-more than any other network broadcast team. Their broadcast of Super Bowl XVI in 1982 is still the highest-rated sports program of all time.
The winner ofmany prestigious awards in recognition ofhis contribution to professional football include the Lifetime Achievement Award for Sports by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Pete Rozelle RadioTelevision Award, and the NFL Alumni's prestigious Order of the Leather Helmet. In
2002, he received the coveted George Halas Award, which has only been awarded three other times to the founders of the League-Pete Rozelle, George Halas and Art Rooney. Summerall has also earned Sportscaster of the Year honors from the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the
National Quarterback Club, the Golden Mike Award from the Touchdown Club of America, 2005 Sports Legend Honoree, National High School Hall of Fame, 1989 Bert Bell Award, 1993 Joe Foss Challenge Award, Florida High School Sports Hall of Fame, Walter Camp Football Foundation DistinguishedAmericanAward and the Association of
Tennis Professionals' JAKS Award as Tennis Broadcaster of the Year. Pat was the first recipient and now annually presents the Pat Summerall Legends for CharityAward at the SuperBowl. He has also received an honorary doctorate degree.
Pat's book, Pat Summerall, On and Offthe Field was released in August 2006. Pat and wife, Cheri reside in Southlake, Texas with their black lab, Amazing Grace.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel in downtown Fort Worth. Silent Auction will begin at 11:30 am.
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