SUMMERALL

Youngsters may not have heard of Pat Summerall - he was born 96 years ago.  He was a man of great athletic talent and voice as clear and smooth as raw honey.  Pat was an all-sports star in high school.  He went to the University of Arkansas to play football and was drafted into the NFL by the Detroit Lions and later traded to the Chicago Cardinals and then to the  New York Giants.  He was a tight end, defensive end and kicker back when the best played both sides of the ball.   His field goal kicking is legend.  Pat was not his given name - some say people called him that because it stood for "point after touchdown."

Summerall got an Education degree at Arkansas and later returned to receive a Masters degree in Russian History.  He was going to teach but was drawn into telecasting.

After football, he started an even more famous career as a broadcaster.  Summerall announced football, golf, tennis and special events for CBS, FOX and ESPN.  He was the best.  He did 16 Super Bowls, 26 Masters golf tournaments, and 21 U.S. Open tennis tournaments.  In 1981, Pat was paired with John Madden to do NFL games - a match that lasted 22 years.  All he did in television would take too long to mention.  He died in 2013.

One other thing he did was father a daughter in 1957 that he named Susan.  She went to the University of Maryland, graduated in 1978 and developed an interest in politics.  She was a born leader.  She started by working on various election campaigns and finally worked her way up to a job as Chief of Staff of the Mayor of Jacksonville, FL.  When elected in 2025, Donald Trump named her his White House Chief of Staff.  She is quiet and tuff.  The first woman to hold that position in our country's history.  Susie Wiles.