Myron Cope: Double Yoi! by Myron Cope
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- Pub. Date: August 1902
- Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
- Format: Hardcover, 300pp
- ISBN-13: 9781582615486
- ISBN: 1582615489
Synopsis
Double Yoi! is Myron Cope's autobiography, but like his announcing style, it's anything but conventional. Born Myron Sydney Kopelman, he tells about the unusual way he got started in sports writing, his colorful career as a member of the Sports Illustrated staff, and how he eventually evolved into a radio-television performer. Few know that Pittsburgh's favortie broadcaster was once a boxer, a salesman, and an integral figure in the presidential campaign of John Kennedy. In Double Yoi!, Cope also offers his personal sketches of athletes and coaches with whom he's come in contact, such as Cassius Clay, Chuck Noll, and Terry Bradshaw. The creator of the Steelers' trademark Terrible Towel also pokes plenty of left jabs at himself.
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Cope was for more than 30 years an official Pittsburgh legend, first apparing on radio station WTAE as a sports broadcaster, then television commentary for station WTAE-TV. He is also the inventor of the Terrible Towel, the Steelers' famed good-luck symbol.
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September 10, 2002: The Pittsburgh broadcasting icon reveals more of his great story telling abilities in his Memoir. A life long Pittsburgher myself, I grew up listening to Cope on the sports newscasts and local radio broadcasts of Steeler games; it helps to read this book and imagine it being read to you in that raspy, annoying and yet enamoring voice that is unique to Mr Cope. You will also learn that Cope is much more than a sports writer and broadcaster. HMMMM HAAA...!!! Double Yoi is well worth the read!
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