Packer covered 34 Final Fours for NBC and CBS.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Billy Packer, an Emmy award-winning college basketball broadcaster who covered 34 Final Fours for NBC and CBS, died Thursday. He was 82.
"He really enjoyed doing the Final Fours," Mark Packer said."He timed it right. Everything in life is about timing. The ability to get involved in something that, frankly, he was going to watch anyway, was a joy to him. And then college basketball just sort of took off with Magic Johnson and Larry Bird and that became, I think, the catalyst for college basketball fans to just go crazy with March Madness.
by signing up you agree to our terms of service Packer was also part of the announcing crew in 1979 with Dick Enberg and Al McGuire when Magic Johnson's Michigan State team defeated Larry Bird's Indiana State squad in the title game. That game remains highest-rated game in basketball history with a 21.1 Nielsen rating, which is an estimated 35.1 million viewers.
"He had a tremendous impact on the growth and popularity of the sport." McManus said."In true Billy fashion, he analyzed the game with his own unique style, perspective and opinions, yet always kept the focus on the game. As passionate as he was about basketball, at his heart Billy was a family man. He leaves part of his legacy at CBS Sports, across college basketball and, most importantly, as a beloved husband, father and grandfather. He will be deeply missed by all.
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