Passing: Tom Brookshier, Eagles Star and Broadcaster (Philadelphia Inquirer)
From The Philadelphia Inquirer:
He was an all-pro on the last Eagles team to win an NFL championship, in 1960, and was part of CBS's top NFL broadcast team during the 1970s along with his close friend Pat Summerall. In the late 1980s he hired Angelo Cataldi, launching the 610 WIP sports-talk format that remains in place today.
Mr. Brookshier, 78, died Friday (January 26) of cancer at Lankenau Hospital.
http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20100131_Tom_Brookshier__broadcaster_and_Eagles_great__dies.html
Also: http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20100131_Bill_Lyon___Brookie__unpretentious__fun__a_friend_to_all.html
He was an all-pro on the last Eagles team to win an NFL championship, in 1960, and was part of CBS's top NFL broadcast team during the 1970s along with his close friend Pat Summerall. In the late 1980s he hired Angelo Cataldi, launching the 610 WIP sports-talk format that remains in place today.
Mr. Brookshier, 78, died Friday (January 26) of cancer at Lankenau Hospital.
http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20100131_Tom_Brookshier__broadcaster_and_Eagles_great__dies.html
Also: http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20100131_Bill_Lyon___Brookie__unpretentious__fun__a_friend_to_all.html
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