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Pat Summerall

Pat Summerall (born May 10, 1930) is an American football play-by-play announcer for ESPN. He has previously worked for CBS (1962-93) and Fox (1994-2002). Before his broadcasting career, he was a kicker for the New York Giants (1952-61). He was born George Allen Summerall in Lake City, Florida.

His most famous pairing is with analyst John Madden, with whom he worked from 1981 to 2002. The last game that they called together was Super Bowl XXXVI. After that game, Summerall announced his retirement and Madden was signed by ABC for their Monday night broadcasts of the NFL. Summerall was lured out of retirement and re-signed with Fox for the 2002 NFL season on a lower-tier team, working with Brian Baldinger before retiring at the end of the 2002-03 season.

In April 2004, Summerall, a recovering alcoholic who has been sober for many years, underwent a liver transplant. Following the successful surgery, Summerall said that he may want to broadcast a few Cowboys games during the 2004 NFL season.

Summerall just began a new relationship with ESPN, calling NFL games for the network beginning with the 2004 pre-season as a substitute while ESPN's Mike Patrick was recovering from heart surgery.



Last updated: 11-10-2004 19:54:23