I came across this video of Myron Cope, while searching for some other things.
For anyone who lived or grew up in Pittsburgh in the last 30+ years, Myron Cope is a legend. He’s a product of the media that I think will never be repeated-a genuine fan, who broadcast about his home team. Teams that he loved.
One thing about living in Pittsburgh-you have to like sports, or a lot of your conversations will be boring ones. Steelers, Pirates, Penguins. ( Does anyone even remember the Condors?)
Pitt, Penn State, and lets not forget the smaller schools.
Myron Cope is the Pittsburgh fan on steroids. He did not have a “broadcasters voice”-he sounded like your loud mouth friend who lived in Carnegie. Close your eyes and you can picture listening to him, while driving a car down 79, with a girl in a sweater-maybe about 10 punds heavier than she should have been, holding your hand and talking about “Where y’ins all going tonight?”
Watch the video you will see what I mean. They don’t make sportscasters like him anymore-nowadays it is the beautifully packaged ESPN model-and the nation is poorer for it.
Guess you had to be in the “Burgh” for a while to really appreciate it. Southerners think they are fans-but they would never appreciate a sportscaster like him.
I vividly remember his voice on the radio.