A blast from TV past!! Condolences to the family.
Billy Packer passes away
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Boy. He HATED UK.
My Dad might be getting in a fight up there tonight. He couldn’t stand Packer.
All that aside. He was a legend in the sport. Prayers and condolences to his family and friends.
My Dad might be getting in a fight up there tonight. He couldn’t stand Packer.
All that aside. He was a legend in the sport. Prayers and condolences to his family and friends.
Damn. RIP Billy. I used to get annoyed how he would get stuck on a topic and ramble but he was one of the greats.
Surprised he was only 82. Seemed like an old man 40 years ago.
RIP Billy Packer.
Say hello to my 86 year old Uncle Gerald who passed this morning.
Say hello to my 86 year old Uncle Gerald who passed this morning.
As I’m sorry man. Prayers for you and your family and his friends.
This is what i remember him most for:
Btw, wojo in classic duke fashion, embellished the ever loving **** out of that and reeled packer in hook line and sinker.
Either way, RIP Billy. Hes definitely a legend
I remember when Al McGuire got annoyed with Billy when he said freshman Jared Prickett looks like a young Larry Bird.
Before Prickett’s decent into alcoholism he looked like a superstar in the making.
RIP to Billy.
Just another fish flop by Wojo, learned under K.
Tubby’s finest moment. He was brilliant that whole tournament tbh. You want in game adjustments? Tubby had you in ‘98.
Don’t believe he hated UK. He respected Kentucky Basketball. He just didn’t slobber over it like UK fans would have liked. He was one of the best. RIP. He was the voice of college basketball for a long time. He and Nance were really good together
Right. Billy was screaming about magloire not letting go and they showed the replayed and magloire had let go long before. All wojo had to do was roll off of him lol. But he wasn’t done with his academy award tryout [roll]
Yeah i don’t think he hated UK either. He was just an acc stan. I think Wake was his alma mater.
Wow... my papaw could not stand his guts. Now I bet you he's calling him an SOB in Heaven.
Informative broadcaster. Made it about the game, not himself. RIP.
You hit the nail on the head. He was always about the game. He and Al McGuire together with Dick Enberg was some of the best broadcasting you will ever hear
If you think he didn’t hate UK go ask Dick Gabriel about his run in with Packer.
Wanna know what my Papaw called him? Billy Pecker head.
Played for Wake Forest, became one of the voices of March Madness in the 90's/early 2000's with Jim Nance. Very opinionated. Every fan base thinks they hated their team to be honest.
What the? Not asking in a hateful way but how old are you? Packer was announcing games in until about 2004.
if you add up just the tubby years he probably called 30 of our games nationally so there’s a memory. by the time pitino’s run had run it’s course he finally had a healthy respect for kentucky. he just preferred north carolina. very much more. he was blatant some games. all in all rip
I removed when St Joes earned a 1 seed in 2004 and he would shut up about how they didn’t deserve it. He always shilled for Duke and UNC.
Again. Rip. But he was not well liked by many.
I don’t think it was UK hate . But he was absolutely a big ACC homer . I’m guessing because he was a Wake Forest guy .
Maybe that was it. You know when you’re 12-13 years old and UK is life….when an older man says “Well unc is better” it just sounds like blatant hate. Lol.
The irony was someone who was so pro-ACC ended up having his career ended by saying UNC had no chance to come back against Kansas in whatever Final Four that was and that the game was over by the end of he first half. CBS said he hurt their sponsors by making a statement like that.
I was 2 in 2004 gettin ready to turn 3 that july. I turn 22 in july
RIP Billy Packer. But he always acted like there was only one way to play. "You can't leave him in with 3 fouls."
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Damn. You were barely here for 9/11. Making me feel old.
9/11 is my grandfathers birthday that’s why I remember, I obviously know it’s one of the most tragic events ever, but I wasn’t even 2 months old yet
He was good in his early years. But yes towards the end really insufferable
Hence the barely here. Lol Again. Making me feel ancient.