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POPULAR SPORTSCASTER HAS DIED AT 82

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    George Allen "Pat" Summerall
(May 10, 1930 – April 16, 2013)

DALLAS (AP) – Pat Summerall was the calm alongside John Madden’s storm.

Over four decades, Summerall described some of the biggest games in America
in his deep, resonant voice. Simple, spare, he delivered the details on 16 Super
Bowls, the Masters and the U.S. Open tennis tournament with a simple, understated
style that was the perfect complement for the "booms!" and "bangs!" of Madden,
his football partner for the last half of the NFL player-turned-broadcaster’s career.

Summerall died Tuesday at age 82 of cardiac arrest, said University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center spokesman Jeff Carlton, speaking on behalf of 
Summerall’s wife, Cheri.

 

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In the broadcast booth with Pat Summerall (Left) and John Madden

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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Sandy Kozel

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Loretta Lynn (Loretta Webb) is 81 today

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LYLE WAGGONER IS 78 TODAY

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Lyle Wesley Waggoner is known for his work as announcer and
skit actor on The Carol Burnett Show from 1967 to 1974 on CBS
and his portrayal of
Steve Trevor in the Wonder Woman series
from 1975 to 1979 (ABC/CBS).

The former model was in the running for the leading role in the
Batman television series, but lost to Adam West.

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FRANK BANK HAS DIED AT 71

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Frank Bank attends the 2005 TV Land Awards held at the Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California on March 13, 2005
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            Frank Bank
(April 12, 1942 – April 13, 2013)

Bank was known for his role as Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford on the 
CBS/ABC television sitcom series Leave It to Beaver from 1957 to
1963.
He died this morning, one day after turning 71. He had been
a bond broker in Los Angeles. 

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Clarence ‘Lumpy’ Rutherford (Frank Bank), Edward ‘Eddie’ Haskell
(Ken Osmond) and Wallace ‘Wally’ Cleaver (Tony Dow) from an
episode of Leave It To Beaver.

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Leave It to Beaver cast in 1998

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JONATHAN ROASTS JOHNNY!

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The Dean Martin Comedy Hour, 1973

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