Hall of Fame Sports Broadcaster Billy Packer Dies at 82

Friday, January 27, 2023

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Legendary sportscaster Billy Packer has died at 82. 

Born in Wellsville, New York, the basketball broadcaster played at Wake Forest and led the team to two ACC titles and a Final Four appearance in 1962.

Packer, who began his network broadcast career with NBC in 1974 before moving over to CBS in 1981, worked 34 Final Fours. 

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His broadcast partners over the years included Dick Engberg, Jim Thacker, Brent Musburger, Jim Nantz, and more. 

Packer was also the author of Hoops, Why We Win, and a number of other basketball books.

He was inducted into the National Sports Media Association’s Hall of Fame in 2016. 

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