Legendary broadcaster Myron Cope dies at 79 – Post-GazetteThe Maryland Bureau Chief tipped me off that Cope who was “so bad, he’s good” as a long-time Steelers broadcaster died today at age 79. He was credited with inventing the Terrible Towel. I remember on Thanksgiving Sunday we were driving back from seeing family friends in
Hall of fame broadcaster still hospitalized – Post-GazetteThe Maryland Bureau Chief noted that it doesn’t sound good for former Steelers broadcaster Myron Cope. The article didn’t contain the “no more updates about his condition” line, so there is still some hope that the septuagenarian can recover from pneumonia that has had him hospitalized since November.
Notebook: Cope moved out of intensive care – Tribune-ReviewApparently, Myron Cope has been in the hospital for days and this is the first I am hearing of it. The good news is that he is out of intensive care. He keeps getting pneumonia. ©MMX William F. Yurasko
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