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• DALLAS (AP) -- The voice of football. The NFL's narrator for generations. A master of restraint.
• Pat Summerall soothed American television audiences over four decades -- his deep, resonant voice and simple, understated style served as the perfect complement to the boisterous enthusiasm of John Madden, his partner in a celebrated pairing that lasted half of the NFL player-turned-announcer's career.
• Summerall died Tuesday at age 82 of cardiac arrest, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center spokesman Jeff Carlton said, speaking on behalf of Summerall's wife, Cheri.
• Summerall called 16 Super Bowls and became such a large part of the NFL that it was easy to forget he was the leading voice of the Masters and the U.S. Open tennis tournament, as well.
• "He was royalty in the broadcast booth," Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Wednesday, April 17, the 107th day of 2013. There are 258 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On April 17, 1961, some 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed the incursion by the third day.
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• On this date:
• In 1492, a contract was signed by Christopher Columbus and a representative of Spain's King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, giving Columbus a commission to seek a westward ocean passage to Asia.
• In 1521, Martin Luther went before the Diet of Worms (vohrms) to face charges (Continued on page 33)
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