Does anyone else miss Myron Cope?

[JDub02]

No one could disparage the Cleve Brownies and the Cincy Bungles quite the way Myron could or get quite as excited about dem Stillers going in for a touchdown. Nor could anyone express such a broad range of emotion with a yoi!, double yoi!, or a mmm-ha! On top of that, he gave the city of Pittsburgh something to twirl in excitement or cry in after defeat ... the Terrible Towel.


You are missed, Myron.

 

[bignateyk]

Back when radio feeds matched timing of TV feeds I would mute the TV during the games and listen to Cope on the radio.

 

[JDub02]

Originally posted by: bignateyk
Back when radio feeds matched timing of TV feeds I would mute the TV during the games and listen to Cope on the radio.

i think most of pittsburgh did.

 

[sao123]

yoy and double yoy... I miss Mike Lang more.

 

[Deeko]

I do not understand people's infatuation with their local radio announcers.

Myron Cope's voice was incredibly annoying. Philly fans are in love with Merril Reese who I also can't stand.

 

[kranky]

Myron was a one-of-a-kind. I do miss him. Who else could have gotten away with calling Chuck Noll "Emporer Chaz"? Have you noticed how many franchises - in all pro sports - do a towel wave thing now? Myron invented that.

He was also a great writer - probably a better writer than he was an announcer.

 

[JDub02]

Originally posted by: sao123
yoy and double yoy... I miss Mike Lang more.

mike lange isn't dead .. and last i heard, he was still calling the pens games.

 

[KeithTalent]

Funny, Dameshek just tweeted out this link. Then I saw your thread.

KT

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: JDub02

Originally posted by: sao123
yoy and double yoy... I miss Mike Lang more.

mike lange isn't dead .. and last i heard, he was still calling the pens games.

he is... BUT in a severely reduced role than before.
He was LEAD pbp announcer for all radio/televised pens games till 2006, now he is only the radio announcer for some of the radio and no tv.

 

[JDub02]

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: JDub02

Originally posted by: sao123
yoy and double yoy... I miss Mike Lang more.

mike lange isn't dead .. and last i heard, he was still calling the pens games.

he is... BUT in a severely reduced role than before.
He was LEAD pbp announcer for all radio/televised pens games till 2006, now he is only the radio announcer for some of the radio and no tv.

i've been out of the area for a while, so no fox sports pittsburgh. i only get the nationally televised pens games. i usually stream pittsburgh radio during games so i've been hearing lange. nobody calls a hockey game like he does.

get in the fast lane grandma, the bingo game's ready to roll!
she wants to sell my monkey!
he beat him like a rented mule!

 

[JDub02]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Funny, Dameshek just tweeted out this link. Then I saw your thread.

KT

i finally got around to watching that. brings back some great memories.

 

[murphy55d]

I do. I would always mute the TV and listen to Hilgrove and the gang. Just the banter between Cope, Tunch and Hilgrove was worth listening to. The steeler game was just a bonus.

Of course now with the satellite and DVR delay, it wouldn't be possible. But back in the cable days, man, I loved listening to those guys.