RIP Billy Packer

Fishhead · 01-27-23, 09:12 AM

rip

pologq · 01-27-23, 09:21 AM

i remember his voice calling games. rest in peace.

hawkwind · 01-27-23, 09:22 AM

R.I.P. another Good One Passes

Ian · 01-27-23, 09:42 AM

The grumpy old man of college basketball is gone. I figured he was 82 when I was a kid.

My favorite Billy Packer memory was watching him do color commentary for the national putt-putt golf championship. He kept whining about the angles taken by the runner up and spent the whole post match interview badgering the guy. Watching it was like a dream where the objects and people were familiar, but the way they interacted was totally surreal/bizarre.

JAKEPEAVY21 · 01-27-23, 09:52 AM

RIP

Art Vandelay · 01-27-23, 11:02 AM

Packer and Enberg were a great team! RIP Billy...

stevenash · 01-27-23, 12:40 PM

Just came across my feed.
Sad.

Longtime Final Four broadcaster Packer dies at 82

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35535286/billy-packer-82-long-final-four-basketball-analyst-dies

Longtime college basketball commentator Billy Packer, the voice of the NCAA tournament for more than 30 years, died Thursday night. He was 82.

stevenash · 01-27-23, 12:41 PM

Originally posted by Art Vandelay

Packer and Enberg were a great team! RIP Billy...

"Oh my"

OldBill · 01-27-23, 12:44 PM

R i p

dark star · 01-27-23, 01:12 PM

He was great no doubt.....Saw him fairly recently as he had a show on the ACC Network.He was still very active RIP Billy

JIBBBY · 01-27-23, 02:26 PM

Never heard of him. Next..

stevek173 · 01-27-23, 03:56 PM

RIP Legend.

Bostongambler · 01-27-23, 04:24 PM

Damn.. I liked him.

RIP

ChuckyTheGoat · 01-27-23, 04:51 PM

Originally posted by stevek173

RIP Legend.

RIP, Billy. A lot of guys took shots at him.

But I later realized how good he was. When he was calling a key game, you knew it was big-time. And his insights were really quite good.

batt33 · 01-27-23, 06:09 PM

RIP, remember him from saturdays on CBS....

StackinGreen · 01-27-23, 06:43 PM

Originally posted by ChuckyTheGoat

RIP, Billy. A lot of guys took shots at him.

But I later realized how good he was. When he was calling a key game, you knew it was big-time. And his insights were really quite good.

I agree. RIP, Billy P

gauchojake · 01-27-23, 07:44 PM

Why couldn't it have been gus johnson??????????

Al Masters · 01-27-23, 08:34 PM

Originally posted by JIBBBY

Never heard of him. Next..

Wow.. this makes you look like a real idiot.

ChuckyTheGoat · 01-27-23, 08:36 PM

Originally posted by Al Masters

Wow.. this makes you look like a real idiot.

No surprise. Jib is the next guy who should hit the door.

thetrinity · 01-27-23, 09:25 PM

Originally posted by ChuckyTheGoat

RIP, Billy. A lot of guys took shots at him.

But I later realized how good he was. When he was calling a key game, you knew it was big-time. And his insights were really quite good.

That’s what i remember most about him. He did a game it was big. Honestly don’t think he was all that great an announcer though, which makes it weird.

stake1 · 01-28-23, 09:25 AM

enjoyed when it was Brent and Billy. rip to a broadcasting legend