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Feb 29, 2008 8:24 pm US/Eastern

Terrible Towel Day Honors Cope

PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) ― Fans of Myron Cope got a chance to remember the legendary broadcaster today in downtown Pittsburgh. 

A Terrible Towel Day, featuring – of course - the waving towels, was held at the City-County Building at lunchtime.

The Mayor and local radio station, B-94, asked Pittsburghers to bring their Terrible Towels to work with them this morning.

Meanwhile, about 200 people attended a private service to say a final goodbye to Cope at Slater's Funeral Home in Green Tree this afternoon.

Cope's tenure as the color analyst on the Steelers' radio network from 1970-2004 is the longest in NFL history for a broadcaster with a single team. In 2005, he was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.

Cope recently had been treated for heart and respiratory problems.

On Wednesday night, the University of Pittsburgh paid tribute to Cope with a Terrible Towel wave at the men's basketball game.

He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1951, and served as a color analyst for the Panthers football team in 1983.

Cope's longtime friend, Bill Hillgrove, said, "It was an incredible life, an incredible career. He was just a unique guy."

Stay with KDKA for more coverage.


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