january february born american sports journalist radio personality best known voice cope color commentator radio broadcasts years known distinctive voice identifiable pittsburgh accent speech pattern level excitement rarely exhibited broadcast booth cope notable catch phrase cope football announcer inducted cope autobiography double published legislation honoring cope currently pending united_states house_of_representatives having passed united_states senate education early career born pittsburgh pennsylvania jewish parents lithuanian ancestry cope graduated inducted alumni hall fame graduated originally journalist broadcaster job pennsylvania summer working cope freelance journalist notably sports_illustrated cope received prize best magazine nation portrayal cope spent college football season color analyst named noted literary 50th anniversary sports_illustrated selected cope profile best written works published magazine family life cope married charleston couple moved lebanon moved nearby died september cope moved lebanon neighborhood remained final days entered lebanon nursing home claimed lebanon native cope children elizabeth daniel died shortly birth son daniel born severe lived life institution specializing intellectual developmental disabilities cope devoted time energy pittsburgh causes addressing spoke experiences parent child efforts better educate public large broadcasting cope began daily sports commentaries radio pittsburgh unique nasal voice distinctive pittsburgh area accent noticed brass debut member radio team cope year broadcasting career longest term single team nfl history accompanied play play late broadcast followed fills broadcast role today keeping comic personality series television commentaries saw cope calling doctor cope wearing white lab coat pretending examine opposing team strengths weaknesses known cope scope nicknames like sports pittsburgh particularly commentator late pirates announcer cope repertoire unique employed broadcasts version cope expressions especially multiplied double rarely triple cope created nicknames players opposing teams cope popularized bus nickname running gave nickname slash cope term cincinnati describe division rivals known 1990s string bad seasons numerous draft terrible cope played large role invention needing way fans playoff game cope urged fans yellow dish game wave originally cope wanted sell rubber masks realizing high costs masks opted inexpensive option gained popularity invention arguably best known fan symbol major pro sports team cope gave rights pennsylvania school provides care people intellectual disabilities physical disabilities including cope son severe proceeds helped raise million school retirement death cope announced retirement broadcasting june citing health concerns days later announced cope recipient pete award long time exceptional contributions radio television professional football retirement replace cope opting instead man broadcast team october cope honored lifetime accomplishments halftime contest addition produced special commemorative edition terrible familiar expressions printed seen production limited representing years service later season team advanced super bowl fans wanted cope come retirement thumb cope declined partially health reasons partially enjoy retirement cope died respiratory failure lebanon nursing home morning february days following death ceremonies held honor including local sporting events college basketball team days death hundreds people gathered heavy snow honor cope included ceremony minute silent waving funeral held february private cope large impact pittsburgh area local sportswriter wrote list awards honors cope received awards honors including prize best magazine nation portrayal clay named noted literary profile selected time classic articles pro football announcer elected long time exceptional contributions pro football television radio held title special contributor board member pittsburgh chapter children broadcaster appointed serving years named honor
Myron Cope