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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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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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Billy Packer Questions
Billy are we cool? 1 AnswerSup, yea, were cool, do i get points for this question? ololol read more
I am Going to Travel as Back-Packer....? 1 AnswerI 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 in Bang... read more
Why Did Billy Mays Really Die? 5 AnswersBilly Mays was embalmed with OxyClean. His grave, after being shut using Mighty Putty, will be lowered into the ground using the Hercules Hook. read more
After his latest DUI arrest, will Billy Gillispie coach again soon? 2 AnswersI 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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@ESPNAndyKatz the night Billy Packer - in his 2nd to last game in CBS history - famously said, "This game, is OVAH" with 7 mins left in 1st
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Somewhere, Billy Packer is sure this Syracuse-UNC game is over.
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My fifth level of basketball hell would have Jim Nantz play-by-play with Mark Jackson and Billy Packer on color. Mama, there goes.. shut up
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:::RT::: @amartindesign:Me too RT @makemark: Give me Bob Knight over Billy Packer for game commentary ANYTIME...
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Me too RT @makemark: Give me Bob Knight over Billy Packer for game commentary ANYTIME...
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