College basketball broadcaster Billy Packer dies at 82

Billy Packer, an Emmy award-winning college basketball broadcaster who covered 34 Final Fours for NBC and CBS, has died at 82. Packer's son, Mark, told The Associated Press on Thursday night that his father had been hospitalized for the past...
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Legendary college basketball announcer Billy Packer dead at 82

2 monthes ago | By New York Post

Longtime college basketball broadcaster Billy Packer, who was a part of 34 Final Fours for NBC and CBS, died Thursday at the age of 82.
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Legendary college basketball analyst Billy Packer, who called 34 Final Fours, dies at 82

2 monthes ago | By CBS Sports

Packer was CBS' lead college basketball analyst for 27 years
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Legendary College Basketball Broadcaster Billy Packer Dies at 82

2 monthes ago | By SI

The longtime analyst broadcast 34 Final Fours for NBC and CBS. Emmy-award winning college basketball broadcaster Billy Packer, who brought unparalleled basketball knowledge to 34 Final Fours for NBC and CBS, has died at the age of 82, according to a Thursday night tweet from his son Mark. Packer's career spanned the growth of the game of college basketball from a parochial, regional sport in the mid-20th century to a nationwide fascination, propelled by the popularity of March Madness. He acted as an analyst or color commentator on every Final Four from 1975, when UCLA coach John Wooden...
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Billy Packer, Emmy-winning college basketball analyst, dies at 82