Pat Summerall was an NFL player who became better known as a network NFL announcer 
Pat Summerall, left, who passed away Tuesday, will forever be linked with NFL broadcasting partner John Madden calling Sunday afternoon games in the fall. (Photo: Ric Feld, AP) Story Highlights - Summerall was a kicker in the NFL from 1952-61.
- He is best known for working with John Madden on the top NFL games each week, first on CBS, then Fox
- Summerall was recognized by several organizations for his top-notch broadcasting.
For many sports fans in the 1960s through the 1990s, Pat Summerall was the voice of the NFL, starting with CBS' Sunday telecasts and later with Fox, famously paired for much of that time with John Madden.
Summerall, 82, passed away Tuesday, Fox Sports spokesman Dan Bell said. The Dallas Morning News reported Summerall died in his room at Zale Lipshy Hospital where he was recovering from surgery for a broken hip, a family friend confirmed. Summerall worked a record 16 Super Bowls, drawing on his football relationships made during his nine-plus years as a kicker in the NFL, primarily for the then-Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants from 1952-61. He had been ill off and on in his later years and had a liver transplant in 2004.
His was a trusted, low-key, to the point voice, which made the contrast to the effervescent Madden -- "Boom!" -- a pairing that was informative and entertaining.
His last Super Bowl worked was for Fox on Feb. 3, 2002, which was also his last game with Madden, ending a 21-year run together.
Summerall became so gifted at his second career that he was named National Sportscaster of the Year in 1977 by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association and inducted into its Hall of Fame in 1994.
Pro football recognized him, too, as the 1994 recipient of the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, by the Pro Football Hall of Fame "for longtime exceptional contributions to radio and television in professional football."
And in 1999 he was inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame.
Summerall, born May 10, 1930, attended the University of Arkansas.
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Pat Summerall walks the sidelines during warm ups to the NFC Divisional Playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants at Texas Stadium on January 13, 2008. Ronald Martinez, Getty Images Related story Fullscreen ![Dallas Cowboys great Pat Summerall on the sidelines during a Monday Night Football game September 19, 2005 in Irving, Texas.]()
Dallas Cowboys great Pat Summerall on the sidelines during a Monday Night Football game September 19, 2005 in Irving, Texas. Al Messerschmidt, Getty Images Related story Fullscreen ![Pat Summerall looks on during a game at Candlestick Park between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers on November 13, 1994.]()
Pat Summerall looks on during a game at Candlestick Park between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers on November 13, 1994. George Rose, Getty Images Related story Fullscreen ![Pat Summerall and wife attend the cocktail party for the "CBS at 75" television gala at the Hammerstein Ballroom November 2, 2003 in New York City.]()
Pat Summerall and wife attend the cocktail party for the "CBS at 75" television gala at the Hammerstein Ballroom November 2, 2003 in New York City. Evan Agostini, Getty Images Related story Fullscreen ![Pat Summerall and John Madden in the broadcast booth together for the last time at Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, LA., in 2002.]()
Pat Summerall and John Madden in the broadcast booth together for the last time at Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, LA., in 2002. Frank Micelotta, Getty Images Related story Fullscreen ![Dallas Cowboys great Pat Summerall on the sidelines during a Monday Night Football game September 19, 2005 in Irving, Texas.]()
Dallas Cowboys great Pat Summerall on the sidelines during a Monday Night Football game September 19, 2005 in Irving, Texas. Al Messerschmidt, Getty Images Related story Fullscreen ![Dallas Cowboys great Pat Summerall on the sidelines during a Monday Night Football game September 19, 2005 in Irving, Texas.]()
Dallas Cowboys great Pat Summerall on the sidelines during a Monday Night Football game September 19, 2005 in Irving, Texas. A. Messerschmidt, NFL Related story Fullscreen ![Pat Summerall attends the cocktail party for the "CBS at 75" television gala at the Hammerstein Ballroom November 2, 2003 in New York City.]()
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Pat Summerall, left, who passed away Tuesday, will forever be linked with NFL broadcasting partner John Madden calling Sunday afternoon games in the fall. (Photo: Ric Feld, AP) For many sports fans in the 1960s through the 1990s, Pat Summerall was the voice of the NFL, starting with CBS' Sunday telecasts and later with Fox, famously paired for much of that time with John Madden. Summerall, 82, passed away Tuesday, Fox Sports spokesman Dan Bell said. The Dallas Morning News reported Summerall died in his room at Zale Lipshy Hospital where he was recovering from surgery for a broken hip, a family friend confirmed. Summerall worked a record 16 Super Bowls, drawing on his football relationships made during his nine-plus years as a kicker in the NFL, primarily for the then-Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants from 1952-61. He had been ill off and on in his later years and had a liver transplant in 2004. His was a trusted, low-key, to the point voice, which made the contrast to the effervescent Madden -- "Boom!" -- a pairing that was informative and entertaining. His last Super Bowl worked was for Fox on Feb. 3, 2002, which was also his last game with Madden, ending a 21-year run together. Summerall became so gifted at his second career that he was named National Sportscaster of the Year in 1977 by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association and inducted into its Hall of Fame in 1994. Pro football recognized him, too, as the 1994 recipient of the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, by the Pro Football Hall of Fame "for longtime exceptional contributions to radio and television in professional football." And in 1999 he was inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame. Summerall, born May 10, 1930, attended the University of Arkansas. PHOTOS: Pat Summerall Story Highlights
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