Pat Summerall

Pat Summerall is the signature voice of sports broadcasting in America. As a professional football player, Pat was best known as the kicker for the legendary New York Giants of the late 50's and '60's. After his retirement from the gridiron, he became the mainstay of the CBS Sports broadcasting team for 32 years. In addition to football coverage, he was the network's signature voice for its golf coverage, including the Masters(R), the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, the NBA and five Heavyweight...See more

Pat Summerall is the signature voice of sports broadcasting in America. As a professional football player, Pat was best known as the kicker for the legendary New York Giants of the late 50's and '60's. After his retirement from the gridiron, he became the mainstay of the CBS Sports broadcasting team for 32 years. In addition to football coverage, he was the network's signature voice for its golf coverage, including the Masters(R), the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, the NBA and five Heavyweight Championship Fights. At the same time he also served as host of CBS's four-hour news program that aired six mornings a week. In 1999 Summerall was inducted into the American Sportscaster's Association's Hall of Fame. See less