Pat Summerall
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"George Allen "Pat" Summerall" was an American football player and television sportscaster, having worked at CBS Sports/CBS, Fox Sports (USA)/Fox, and ESPN Sunday Night Football/ESPN. In addition to football, he also announced major golf and tennis events. In total, he announced 16 Super Bowls on network television (more than any other announcer), 26 Masters Tournaments, and 21 US Open (tennis)/US Opens. He also contributed to 10 Super Bowl broadcasts on NFL on CBS Radio/CBS Radio as a pregame host or analyst.

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I've been on the air and broadcasting, but I had no idea what to say. How to respond to this meeting-there's gratitude, there's sorrow, every emotion you could think of.

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I didn't have any idea what I was gonna say...couldn't come up with the correct words... enough gratitude... enough to tell the Shelbys how I felt.

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I had no idea what to say, and talking is my business. It was a meeting of love, warmth. It was tearful, like we'd known each other for a long time.

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Somehow found out I'd got the liver. But they said they didn't care, didn't want to meet me.

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Now I can feel good.

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