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- In late 1990 Summerall was hospitalized with a bleeding ulcer that was aggravated by a toxic combination of painkillers and alcohol. He vowed to give up the drinking that had become part of his life. "I had not had a drink for seven months after the hospital," he said. "Then I said, 'I'm fine.' " He resumed drinking. But it was no longer fun.
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Jun 27, 1992 · In late 1990 Summerall was hospitalized with a bleeding ulcer that was aggravated by a toxic combination of painkillers and alcohol. He vowed to give up the drinking that had become part of his...
Oct 12, 2010 · by Jeff Halpern. LITTLE ROCK — Pat Summerall is a former Arkansas Razorback, former NFL player, broadcasting icon, a member of the Arkansas Sports Hallof Fame and the National Sportscasters and...
Aug 16, 1992 · Late in the 1990 National Football League season, he was hospitalized briefly to treat internal bleeding when he mixed alcohol with medication he was taking for ulcers.
In his book, Summerall: On and Off the Air, he wrote about his faith and his recovery from alcoholism saying "My thirst for alcohol was replaced by a thirst for knowledge about faith and God. I began reading the Bible regularly at the Betty Ford treatment center, and it became a part of my daily life."
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'A Football Life': Pat Summerall overcomes alcoholism. Pat Summerall had a drinking problem toward the end of his broadcasting career, forcing his family to hold an intervention. Find out...
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Apr 17, 2013 · As Steve Wulf writes at ESPN, Summerall was one interesting guy, “so much more than a broadcaster.” His public battle with alcohol and time in rehab at the Betty Ford Center led him to ...
Apr 17, 2013 · But the alcohol did take its toll: He needed a liver transplant in April 2004. Four months later, though, ESPN asked him to do some NFL games for Mike Patrick, who was recovering from open...
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