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Football Hall Of Fame Honors Broadcast Legend

Steelers' First Preseason Game Is Aug. 15

Posted: 4:33 pm EDT August 5, 2005Updated: 6:17 pm EDT August 5, 2005

Myron Cope will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, this weekend.

Cope will receive the "Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award," which recognizes longtime exceptional achievement.

At age 76, Cope said he is feeling pretty good. "I could be better," he said, "but I take what I can get."

Cope's voice, the voice of the Steelers, is even more gravelly than it once was, one of the reasons Cope retired from the broadcast booth in June.


VIDEO: Interview With Myron Cope

The voice of the broadcast legend and his sayings turned Cope from a little known sports writer to an accomplished football broadcast legend.

Cope said he had no intention of becoming a broadcaster and no training. It happened by accident. "It's is absolutely dumbfounding to me when I stop and think about it, " Cope said.

Cope said that part of him is already in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He said many, many years ago the Hall of Fame asked him for a Terrible Towel.

Cope said now that he is retired he isn't sure where he will watch the first game of the season, but has a few ideas.

The Steelers take on the Philadelphia Eagles in the first preseason game Aug. 15 at Heinz Field.

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