Pat Summerall dead at 82: Reaction from the sports world

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Following news of Summerall's death, sportswriters and sports personalities offered their thoughts on the broadcasting legend.

Pat Summerall dead at 82: Reaction from the sports world

Longtime sports broadcaster Pat Summerall died Tuesday at 82 years old.The Dallas Morning News was the first to report Summerall's death.Summerall spent much of his career with CBS (1961 to 1993) and Fox (full-time from 1994 to 2002). By his own count, he called 28 Super Bowls between radio and television.Pat Summerall, left, and John Madden stand in the FOX broadcast booth at the Louisiana Superdome before Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans, Feb. 3, 2002. (AP Photo/Ric Feld, File)Summerall ...

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