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Billy Packer spent 27 years as the lead analyst for CBS Sports' coverage of NCAA basketball. On July 14, 2008, CBS announced that it will be replacing Billy Packer with Clark Kellogg at the start of the 2008/2009 season.ESPN: After 34 years, CBS' Packer done with Final Four, reports say (July 14, 2008)
Packer was also a former coach, leading Wake Forest to its only Final Four appearance.
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- Born: February 25, 1940
- Birthplace: Wellsville, New York
- Resides in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Alma mater: Wake Forest University
- Was a three-time all-ACC selection
- Lead broadcaster for 34 consecutive Final Four tournaments
- 1974: Hired as an NBC Sports analyst
- 1993: Won a Sports Emmy Award
- Author of College Basketball's 25 Greatest Teams and Why We Win
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What do Packer's coach Mike McCarthy & Billy Graham have in common? They both get get stadiums to shout: "Jesus Christ!"
@920MarkMitchell | November 08, 2009 09:38 PM -
@sportsguy33 I guess I should have brought my Billy Packer question to be signed in DC. BTW, smoking ban in Virginia begins Dec 1st.
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now that baseball is over, when will be tim mccarver be billy packer-ed?
@JoshABernstein | November 06, 2009 01:05 AM -
@ItsTopCat anything to keep billy packer, seth davis and clark kellogg from being on tv....
@Jameside | November 05, 2009 06:32 PM -
@ItsTopCat Anything is better than the long-outdated Billy Packer
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View All Billy Packer Questions (77) | Ask a QuestionBilly are we cool? (1 Answer)Sup, yea, were cool, do i get points for this question? ololol read moreI am Going to Travel as Back-Packer....? (1 Answer)I just got back from a holiday in Thailand, not as a back-packer but I gathered some experiences that may help you. A good idea in Thailand is to start ... read moreWhy Did Billy Mays Really Die? (5 Answers)Billy Mays was embalmed with OxyClean. His grave, after being shut using Mighty Putty, will be lowered into the ground using the Hercules Hook. read moreAfter his latest DUI arrest, will Billy Gillispie coach again soon? (2 Answers)I would hope that noone would give him another coaching job. It's bad for the school to have someone like him representing their basketball team. read more
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Billy Packer Timeline
- February 25, 1940: Born
- 1958-1962: Attended Wake Forest University
- 1965-1969: Assistant coach at Wake Forest University
- 1972: Began broadcasting career covering ACC games
- 1974-1983: Worked with NBC Sports
- 1993: Won Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality/Analyst
- 1996: Recipient of the Curt Gowdy Award
- 1982-present: Works as a lead analyst for CBS Sports
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