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stillers4me
01-31-2016, 08:11 AM
Former New York Times sports writer Murray Chass recalls walking into his father's home in Squirrel Hill and hearing a “shrieking, wild” voice coming from the radio.


“Good grief, what are you listening to?” Chass recalls asking his dad.


“Oh, that's Myron Cope,” his father answered.


It was Chass's first encounter with the broadcasting side to a man he had come to respect and admire as a writer. As a wordsmith, Cope inspired Chass to “be as good as I could be.” ..........

Read more @ http://triblive.com/lifestyles/history/9756991-74/cope-says-myron

CapLovesTroyP43
01-31-2016, 03:46 PM
No one is more deserving than our dear Myron. How I miss him. When I was laid off for 31 very long months starting in 2003 the Steelers games were free to listen to on NFL.com and Myron and the guys were in my house every day with me. I got to know him listening to those games and he was an all original. Blessed were we to have someone in our lifetime to be so very special.

Love you forever Myron!!