Pittsburgh, PA -- Pittsburgh Steelers broadcast legend Myron Cope has decided to call it a career after 35 years in the radio booth.

The 76-year-old Cope has been bothered by health concerns -- none life- threatening -- the past three seasons, but continued to work. He said a close friend had recently told him that his focus appeared to begin slipping last year and Cope then decided that it was time to call it quits.

"His voice will always be associated with some of our most memorable games," said Steelers chairman Dan Rooney in a statement. "He made listening to Steelers games fun for everyone."

Cope was a magazine sportswriter before becoming a broadcaster and his introduction of the "Terrible Towel" became a fixture at Three Rivers Stadium during the Steelers' Super Bowl glory years of the late 1970s.