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NBC Sports (1974–1981) CBS Sports (1981–2008) Anthony William Packer (born Anthony William Paczkowski; February 25, 1940 – January 26, 2023) was an American college basketball player, sportscaster, and author. Packer spent more than three decades working as a color analyst for television coverage of college basketball .
Jan 27, 2023 · Billy Packer was the lead college basketball analyst for 34 straight Final Fours, first at NBC and then at CBS, while also doing work as an analyst for ACC games on Raycom. He received a Sports ...
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Jan 27, 2023 · CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Billy Packer, an Emmy award-winning college basketball broadcaster who covered 34 Final Fours for NBC and CBS, died Thursday. He was 82. Packer’s son, Mark, told The ...
Jan 27, 2023 · Billy Packer’s penchant for speaking his mind drew the ire of some fans. (Mitchell Layton / Getty Images) Billy saw so much over the years, he became the sport’s foremost expert and historian.
Jan 27, 2023 · Billy Packer, the sharp-eyed, opinionated lead college basketball analyst for NBC and CBS whose commentary was heard during every Final Four game of the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament from ...
Jan 27, 2023 · Billy Packer, whose caustic style and sharp insights as college basketball’s premier television analyst generated compliments as well as criticism for more than three decades, has died. He was 82.
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Jan 27, 2023 · Announcer Billy Packer, who was called “the voice of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament” for decades, died Thursday, his son announced in a tweet. He was 82.
