Editing Myron Cope

{{Short description|American sports journalist (1929–2008)}}
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{{Infobox sports announcer
| name = Myron Cope
| image =Myron Cope.jpg
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| caption =Cope during his final radio show in 1995.
| birth_name = Myron Sidney Kopelman<ref name="HOF Radio">
{{cite web| url =http://www.radiohof.org/sportscasters/myroncope.html| title =Myron Cope| access-date =2008-02-27| publisher =[[Radio Hall of Fame]]| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080303014050/http://www.radiohof.org/sportscasters/myroncope.html| archive-date =2008-03-03}}
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| birth_date = January 23, 1929
| birth_place = [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2008|2|27|1929|1|23}}
| death_place = [[Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| other_names =
| team = [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| team homepage = [http://www.steelers.com/ www.Steelers.com]
| known_for= 
* 5× [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl IX|IX]], [[Super Bowl X|X]], [[Super Bowl XIII|XIII]], [[Super Bowl XIV|XIV]], [[Super Bowl XL|XL]])
* 5× [[AFC Championship Game|AFC champion]] ([[1974–75 NFL playoffs|1974]], [[1975–76 NFL playoffs|1975]], [[1978–79 NFL playoffs]], [[1979–80 NFL playoffs|1979]], [[2005–06 NFL playoffs|2005]])
| sport = [[American football]]
}}

'''Myron Sidney Kopelman''' (January 23, 1929 – February 27, 2008), known professionally as '''Myron Cope''', was an American sports journalist, radio personality, and sportscaster. He is best known for being "[[Color commentator|the voice]] of the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]".

Cope was a [[color commentator]] for the Steelers' radio broadcasts for 35 years. He was known for his distinctive, higher-pitched nasally voice with an identifiable [[Pittsburgh English|Pittsburgh accent]], idiosyncratic speech pattern, and a level of excitement rarely exhibited in the broadcast booth. Cope's most notable catch phrase was ''"yoi"''<ref name="nerw43">{{cite news |work=NorthEast Radio Watch |title=This Week's Bloodbath: Citadel |first=Scott |last=Fybush |url=https://www.fybush.com/NERW/2008/080303/nerw.html |date=2008-03-03}}</ref> {{IPAc-en|ˈ|j|ɔɪ}}. He helped popularize the [[Terrible Towel]], a [[rally towel]] associated with the Steelers. In 1996, Cope gave the rights to the towel to [[Allegheny Valley School]], which has received more than $6&nbsp;million in proceeds from towel sales.

Cope was the first football announcer inducted into the [[National Radio Hall of Fame]].<ref name=pgremembering>{{cite news| author=Gene Collier| author-link=Gene Collier| url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08059/861127-66.stm| title =Remembering Myron Cope: He spoke for Steelers Nation in a language all his own|date = 2008-02-28 |work= [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|  access-date = 2008-02-29}}</ref> Cope's [[autobiography]], ''Double Yoi!'', was published in [[2002 in literature|2002]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Double Yoi!|last= Cope|first= Myron|year= 2002|publisher= Sports Publishing, L.L.C.|isbn= 1-58261-548-9|pages= 229}}</ref>

== Education and career ==
[[File:MyronCopePitt.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Cope as a student at the University of Pittsburgh in 1950]]
Born in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], to [[Litvaks|Jewish parents of Lithuanian ancestry]], Cope graduated from [[Taylor Allderdice High School]] in 1947 and was inducted into their [[alumni]] hall of fame in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hecht|first=Steve|title=Comedian Marty Allen part of Allderdice's first hall class|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-east/comedian-marty-allen-part-of-allderdices-first-hall-class-355087/|access-date=July 18, 2012|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=August 27, 2009}}</ref><ref name=pitt>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Collins |title= Everything is Cope-aesthetic|url= http://www.univ-relations.pitt.edu/pittmag/sep96/copeh.html|work= Pitt Magazine |publisher= [[University of Pittsburgh]]|date= September 1996|access-date=2006-11-25 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061230144250/http://www.univ-relations.pitt.edu/pittmag/sep96/copeh.html |archive-date = December 30, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also graduated from the [[University of Pittsburgh]].<ref name=kdkatowelday>{{cite news| url=http://kdka.com/local/Myron.Cope.honor.2.664822.html| title=Terrible Towel Day Honors Cope| agency=[[Associated Press]]| publisher=[[KDKA-TV]]| date=2008-02-29| access-date=2008-03-20| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402095715/http://kdka.com/local/Myron.Cope.honor.2.664822.html| archive-date=2008-04-02}}</ref> 

Cope was originally a journalist before becoming a broadcaster. His first job as a journalist was in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]], with the ''[[Erie Times-News|Daily Times]]'',<ref name=erietimes>{{cite web | url =http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008120336470| title =Myron Cope, ex-Steelers announcer, dead at 79| agency=[[Associated Press]]| publisher=[[Erie Times-News]]| access-date = 2008-03-20}}</ref> and by the summer of 1951, he was working for the ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''.<ref name= "doubleyoi"/> Cope then became a freelance journalist, most notably for ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'',<ref name="HOF Radio"/> the ''[[Saturday Evening Post]]'',<ref name=erietimes/> and the ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''.<ref name=pgremembering/> In 1963, Cope received the E.P. Dutton Prize for "Best Magazine Sportswriting in the Nation", for a portrayal of [[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]].<ref name=pgobituary>{{cite news | url =http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08058/860750-13.stm| author=Gene Collier| author-link=Gene Collier| work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]| title =Obituary: Myron Cope's career spanned newspapers, magazines, radio and TV| date=2008-02-27| access-date = 2008-03-20}}</ref> Cope spent the 1983 college football season as a color analyst for the [[Pittsburgh Panthers]].<ref name=kdkatowelday/> In 1987, he was named by the [[Hearst Corporation]] as a noted literary achiever, along with [[Mark Twain]], [[Jack London]], [[Frederic Remington]], [[Walter Winchell]], and [[Sidney Sheldon]].<ref name=pgobituary/> At its 50th anniversary, ''Sports Illustrated'' selected Cope's profile of [[Howard Cosell]] as one of the 50 best written works ever published in the magazine.<ref name=pgremembering/>

== Steelers broadcasting ==
[[Image:Cope Towel wave.jpg|right|thumb|260px|Cope waves a Terrible Towel at Heinz Field – October 31, 2005]]

In 1968, Cope began doing daily sports commentaries on what was then [[WPGP (AM)|WTAE-AM radio]] in Pittsburgh.<ref name="Steeler-Obit">
{{cite web| work =[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]| url =http://news.steelers.com/article/87345/| title =Myron Cope, 79, Long-time Color Analyst| access-date =2009-02-17| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20081204014026/http://news.steelers.com/article/87345/| archive-date =2008-12-04}} He then took over a nightly talk show on the station in 1973.
</ref> His unique nasal voice, with a distinctive Pittsburgh area accent, was noticed by the Steelers' brass, and he made his debut as a member of the Steelers' radio team in [[1970 NFL season|1970]].<ref name= "MBC">{{cite web| work =[[Museum of Broadcast Communications]]| url =http://www.museum.tv/rhofsection.php?page=187| title =Myron Cope| access-date =2009-02-17| archive-date =February 6, 2009| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090206102953/http://www.museum.tv/rhofsection.php?page=187| url-status =dead}}</ref>

During Cope's 35-year broadcasting career with the Steelers—the second longest term with a single team in NFL history, he was accompanied by only two [[play-by-play]] announcers: [[Jack Fleming]], with whom he broadcast until 1994, and [[Bill Hillgrove]].<ref name=erietimes/><ref name=Yahoo/>

In keeping with his comic personality, a series of television commentaries on [[WTAE-TV]] saw Cope calling himself "Doctor Cope" and wearing a white [[lab coat]] while pretending to examine the opposing team's strengths and weaknesses. His predictor was known as the ''"Cope-ra-scope."''<ref name=cope-isms>{{cite web| url=http://pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/specialreports/myroncope/s_554619.html| title=Popular Cope expressions, or Cope-isms| work=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]| date=2008-02-28| access-date=2008-03-12| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306230433/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/specialreports/myroncope/s_554619.html| archive-date=2008-03-06| url-status=dead}}</ref>

In his last seven years, Cope would work alongside former Steelers offensive tackle [[Tunch Ilkin]] in the booth and help groom him for his own broadcasting career. Ilkin, upon his own retirement in 2021 due to complications from [[ALS]] (which he would later die from on September 4, 2021), later joked that while he learned a lot from riding in the car with Cope for away games, Cope primarily rode with him because he allowed Cope to smoke [[cigarette]]s in the car.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2021/09/04/steelers-tunch-ilkin-dies-obituary-ALS-pro-bowl-offensive-lineman/stories/202109040035 | title='He hit heaven's gate at full sprint': Steelers great Tunch Ilkin dies at 63 }}</ref> Ilkin would eventually serve as a [[de facto]] replacement for Cope following Cope's retirement.

=== Catchphrases and nicknames ===
Like other sports announcers in Pittsburgh, particularly [[Pittsburgh Penguins|Penguins]] commentator [[Mike Lange]] and the late [[Pittsburgh Pirates|Pirates]] announcer [[Bob Prince]], Cope had a repertoire of unique [[catchphrase]]s employed in his broadcasts, such as "Mmm-Hah!" (when he loses his train of thought, or forgets a player's name) and "Okel Dokel" (his version of "okey dokey").<ref name=erietimes/> Cope often used [[Yiddish]] expressions, especially "Feh!" and "Yoi!" (sometimes multiplied as "Double Yoi" or rarely "Triple Yoi").

Cope also created [[nickname]]s for many players and opposing teams. It was Cope who popularized ''"The Bus"'' as a nickname for former Steelers [[running back]] [[Jerome Bettis]], "Jack Splat" for [[Jack Lambert (American football)|Jack Lambert]], and he gave [[Kordell Stewart]] the nickname ''"Slash."''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.steelersfever.com/myron_cope.html| publisher=Steelers Fever.com| title=Myron Cope| access-date=2008-04-20| archive-date=May 9, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509185242/http://www.steelersfever.com/myron_cope.html| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Cope also used the term "Cincinnati Bungles" to describe their [[Cincinnati Bengals|division rivals]], known during the 1990s for a string of bad seasons and numerous draft busts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Myron Memories |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/myron-memories-957059 |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=www.steelers.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=2008-02-29 |title=Myron Cope, 79, Writer and Steelers Broadcaster, Is Dead |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/sports/football/29cope.html |access-date=2022-05-10 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Myron Cope, father of Terrible Towel, dies |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2008-02-post_195-story.html |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=Baltimore Sun |date=February 27, 2008 |language=en |archive-date=July 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711142827/https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2008-02-post_195-story.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Myron also used terms such as "Brownies", "Birdies", "Yonkos", "Cryboys", and "Redfaces" for the football teams from [[Cleveland Browns|Cleveland]], [[Baltimore Ravens|Baltimore]], [[Denver Broncos|Denver]], [[Dallas Cowboys|Dallas]], [[Washington Commanders|Washington, D.C.]], in respective order.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nesbitt |first=Stephen J. |title=Myron Cope and Dan Snyder: Inside the feud |url=https://theathletic.com/2252270/2020/12/16/myron-cope-dan-snyder/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DeWitt |first=Nick |date=April 29, 2009 |title=The End of Double Yoi: Without Myron Cope, Steeler Football Hasn't Been the Same |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/164199-the-end-of-double-yoi-steeler-football-hasnt-been-the-same-since |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 28, 2008 |title=Myron Memories |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/myron-memories-957059 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=www.steelers.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nesbitt |first=Stephen J. |title=Myron Cope and Dan Snyder: Inside the feud |url=https://theathletic.com/2252270/2020/12/16/myron-cope-dan-snyder/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}</ref>

Cope was noted for accusing future Hall of Famer [[Roberto Clemente]] of being "baseball's champion hypochondriac".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/upshot/clemente-the-double-outsider.html | title=Clemente, the Double Outsider | work=The New York Times | date=19 June 2015 | last1=Beschloss | first1=Michael }}</ref>

== Terrible Towel ==
{{Main|Terrible Towel}}
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| quote  = I said, what we need is something that everybody already has, so it doesn't cost a dime. So I says, 'We'll urge people to bring out to the game gold or black towels,' then I'll tell people if you don't have a yellow, black or gold towel, buy one. And if you don't want to buy one, dye one. We'll call this the Terrible Towel.
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| source =  — Myron Cope on the invention of the [[Terrible Towel]]<ref name="pittoriginal">{{cite news |author = KDKA |title = Myron Cope Was A 'Pittsburgh Original' |publisher = CBS Broadcasting |date = 2008-02-27 |url = http://kdka.com/steelers/Myron.Cope.dies.2.663862.html |access-date = 2008-02-29 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080302030114/http://kdka.com/steelers/Myron.Cope.dies.2.663862.html |archive-date = 2008-03-02 }}</ref>
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Cope played a large role in the invention of the Terrible Towel.<ref name=ESPN>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3266796 |title=Former Steelers broadcaster, Terrible Towel creator Cope dies |access-date=2008-05-15 |date=2008-02-28 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Needing a way to excite the fans during a [[1975–76 NFL playoffs#Divisional playoffs|1975 playoff game]] against the [[Baltimore Colts]], Cope urged fans to take yellow dish towels to the game and wave them throughout.<ref name="pittoriginal"/> Originally, Cope wanted to sell [[rubber]] [[Jack Lambert (American football)|Jack Lambert]] masks, but realizing the high costs for the masks, opted for the inexpensive option for the Terrible Towel. The Terrible Towel has gained much popularity since its invention and "is arguably the best-known fan symbol of any major pro sports team".<ref name=ESPN/> The catchphrase is: "The Terrible Towel is poised to strike, and so are The Steelers."

In 1996, Cope gave the rights to The Terrible Towel to the [[Allegheny Valley School]] in [[Coraopolis, Pennsylvania|Coraopolis]], Pennsylvania.<ref name="AVSchool"/> The school provides care for more than 900 people<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avs.net/mission.cfm |title=Mission & History |access-date=2008-10-28 |publisher=Allegheny Valley School |archive-date=February 26, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060226080826/http://www.avs.net/mission.cfm |url-status=dead }}</ref> with [[intellectual disabilities]] and [[Disability|physical disabilities]], including Cope's son who has severe [[autism]].<ref name="nerw43"/> Proceeds from the Terrible Towel have helped raise $6 million for the school.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://avs.merakey.org/terrible-towel.html |title=The Terrible Towel® {{!}} Merakey Allegheny Valley School (USA)<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2021-01-11 |archive-date=2020-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110191055/https://avs.merakey.org/terrible-towel.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Family life ==
Cope married Mildred Lindberg of [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]] in 1965, and the couple moved to [[Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Mt. Lebanon]].<ref>
{{cite news| work=[[The Charleston Gazette]]| date=1968-06-20| url=http://www.newspaperarchive.com/LandingPage.aspx?type=glpnews&search=mildred%20myron%20cope%20lebanon&img=\\na0010\6786782\43638330.html| title=Myron Cope}}
</ref>
In 1972, the Copes moved to nearby [[Upper St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania|Upper St. Clair]].<ref name=Woodridge>
{{cite news| url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06308/735188-30.stm| work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]| title=Yoi-cation is everything: Myron Cope, Frank Gustine Jr. downsized to Mt. Lebanon| author=Kevin Kirkland| date=2006-11-04}}
</ref>  Mildred died on September 20, 1994.<ref name= "doubleyoi">{{cite book| last = Cope| first = Myron | title = Double Yoi!| publisher = Sports Publishing, L.L.C.| year = 2002| isbn = 1-58261-548-9}}
</ref>  In 1999, Cope moved back to Mt. Lebanon, to a condo in the Woodridge neighborhood.<ref name=Woodridge/>  He remained there until his final days, when he entered a Mt. Lebanon nursing home.<ref name=erietimes/>

Cope had three children, Elizabeth, Martha Ann, and Daniel.<ref name= "doubleyoi"/> Martha Ann died shortly after her birth.<ref name=Yahoo>{{cite web| url =https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-obit-cope| author =Alan Robinson| publisher =Yahoo! Sports, via [[Associated Press]]| title =Steelers' former radio announcer Myron Cope dies at 79| access-date =2008-02-28| archive-date =May 22, 2011| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110522151044/http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-obit-cope| url-status =dead}}</ref> His son, Daniel, was born with severe [[autism]]; he has lived most of his life at the [[Allegheny Valley School]], an institution specializing in intellectual developmental disabilities.<ref name="AVSchool"/> Cope devoted much of his time and energy to Pittsburgh causes addressing autism, and spoke candidly about his experiences as the parent of a child with autism and his efforts to better educate the public at large about autism.<ref name="AVSchool">{{cite web| author = Allegheny Valley School| title = Allegheny Valley School Mourns the Loss of Myron Cope| publisher = Allegheny Valley School| date = 2008-02-27| url = http://www.avs.net/terribletowel.cfm| access-date = 2008-02-29| archive-date = May 11, 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080511235240/http://www.avs.net/terribletowel.cfm| url-status = dead}}</ref>

== Retirement and death ==
[[Image:Cope Terrible Towel.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A special edition of "The Terrible Towel" was created in honor of Cope's retirement following the 2005 Steelers' season.]]

Cope announced his retirement from broadcasting on June 20, 2005, citing health concerns.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cope also created Terrible Towel|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2091527|access-date=November 15, 2011|newspaper=[[ESPN|ESPN.com]]|date=June 21, 2005|agency=[[Associated Press|AP]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010220457/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2091527|archive-date=October 10, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Eight days later, it was announced that Cope was the recipient of the [[Pete Rozelle Award]] for "long-time exceptional contributions to radio and television in professional football."<ref name=prohof>{{cite web | url =https://profootballhof.com/enshrinement/release.jsp?release_id=1512| title =Steelers' Cope named 2005 Rozelle Award winner|publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]| date=2005-06-28| access-date = 2008-02-29}}</ref> Upon his retirement, the Steelers did not replace Cope, opting instead to downsize to a two-man broadcast team.<ref name=Yahoo/>

On October 31, 2005, Cope was honored for his lifetime accomplishments at halftime of the contest between the Steelers and the Ravens.<ref>{{cite news| work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]| author=Robert Dvorchak| date=2005-11-01| access-date=2008-03-20| url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05305/598575-66.stm| title=Cope officially throws in towel}}</ref> In addition, the Steelers produced a special commemorative edition Terrible Towel with his familiar expressions printed on it. As seen on the towel, production was limited to 35,000 towels, representing 35 years of service to the Steelers. Later that season when the team advanced to [[Super Bowl XL]], many Steelers fans wanted Cope to come out of retirement just to call "[[Super Bowl ring|The one for the thumb]]." Cope declined partially for health reasons and partially to enjoy retirement.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}

A longtime heavy [[Tobacco smoking|smoker]], Cope died of respiratory failure at a [[Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Mt. Lebanon]] nursing home on the morning of February 27, 2008.<ref name=Yahoo/><ref>
{{cite news| url =https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/sports/football/29cope.html| author=Richard Goldstein| work=[[New York Times]]| title =Steelers' Myron Cope, 79, Writer and Steelers Broadcaster, Is Dead| access-date = 2008-02-28 | date=2008-02-29}}
</ref> In the days following his death, many ceremonies were held in his honor, including the local sporting events of the [[Pittsburgh Panthers]] college basketball team.<ref>
{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08058/860782-100.stm| work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]| title =Pitt plans Cope tribute|access-date = 2008-02-29 | date=2008-02-27}}
</ref> Two days after his death, hundreds of people gathered in heavy snow in front of the [[Pittsburgh City Hall]] to honor Cope; included in the ceremony was one minute of silent Terrible Towel waving.<ref>
{{cite news| url =http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08060/861464-100.stm| work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]| title =Hundreds join Terrible Towel wave in memory of Cope| author=Moriah Balingit| date = 2008-02-29}}
</ref> His funeral, which was held on February 29, 2008, was private.<ref name="Smizikcom">{{cite news |last = Smizik|first = Bob| title = Cope was beloved, and he loved right back ... a commentary |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]| date = 2008-03-02| url = http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08062/861894-194.stm |access-date = 2008-03-02}}</ref> Due to Cope's large impact on the Pittsburgh area, [[Bob Smizik]], a local sportswriter wrote,

{{Quote|Had the secret of the service and its site not been kept, ... tens of thousands would have descended on the Slater funeral home in Green Tree. Such was the affection for Cope, ... that the parkway in both directions would have been clogged. Greentree and Cochran roads, the two main arteries leading to the funeral home, would have been parking lots.<ref name="Smizikcom"/>}}

== List of awards and honors ==
[[File:Cope induction.jpg|thumb|Football in the Steelers Hall of Honor dedicated to Cope, 2023]]
Cope received many awards and honors, including:

* 1963 – '''E.P. Dutton Prize''' for "Best Magazine Sportswriting in the Nation" for his portrayal of [[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<ref name=pgremembering/>
* 1987 – Named as a '''noted literary achiever''' by [[Hearst Corporation]]<ref name=pgremembering/>
* 2004 – His profile of Howard Cosell was selected as '''one of 50 all-time classic articles''' by ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''<ref name=pgremembering/>
* 2005 – Became the first pro football announcer elected to the [[Radio Hall of Fame]],<ref name=pgremembering/> he is the only sportscaster inducted who is not best known as a baseball announcer.
* 2005 – [[Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award]] for long-time exceptional contributions to pro football in television and radio<ref name=prohof/>
* 2015 – [[Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame]]
* 2022 - Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor
* Held the title of "special contributor" at ''Sports Illustrated''<ref name=pgremembering/>
* Served as a board member of the Pittsburgh chapter of the [[Autism Society of America]] and the [[Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix]]<ref name=pgremembering/>
* Co-founded the '''Myron Cope/[[Foge Fazio]] Golf Tournament for Autistic Children'''<ref name=pgremembering/>
* The only broadcaster appointed to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]'s Board of Selectors, serving for 10 years<ref name=pgremembering/>
* The [[asteroid]] [[7835 Myroncope]] was named in his honor in 2008.<ref name=asteroid>{{cite news| url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=7835| work=JPL Small-Body Database Browser| title=7835 Myroncope (1993 MC)| author=Donald K. Yeomans| date=2008-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08164/889468-360.stm |title=And it will land on Cleveland ...|access-date=2008-06-12 |last= Gigler|first= Dan|date= 2008-06-12|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book |title=Off My Chest |last=Brown |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Brown |author2=Myron Cope |year=1964 |publisher=Doubleday |pages=230}} (Jim Brown's autobiography)
* {{cite book |title=Broken Cigars  |last=Cope |first=Myron |year=1968 |publisher=Prentice-Hall |pages=275}} (collection of articles)
* {{cite book |title=The Game that was: The Early Days of Pro Football |edition=edition 1 |last=Cope |first=Myron |year=1970 |publisher=[[World Publishing Company]] |pages=294 }}
* {{cite book |title=The Game that was: An Illustrated Account of the Tumultuous Early Days of Pro Football |edition=edition 2 |last=Cope |first=Myron |year=1974 |publisher=Crowell |isbn=0-690-00586-5 |pages=253 }}
* {{cite book |title=Double Yoi! |last=Cope |first=Myron |edition=edition 1 |year=2002 |publisher=Sports Publishing, L.L.C. |isbn=1-58261-548-9| pages=229}}(autobiography)
* {{cite book |title=Double Yoi! |last=Cope |first=Myron |edition=edition 2 |year=2006 |publisher=Sports Publishing, L.L.C. |isbn=1-59670-069-6 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/myroncopedoubley00cope/page/229 229] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/myroncopedoubley00cope/page/229 }}(autobiography)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{rhof|id=187|name=Myron Cope}}
* {{cite news| work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]| date=2008-02-27| access-date=2008-03-21| url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08058/860991-66.stm| title=Myron Cope / 1929 - 2008: An index to Post-Gazette coverage}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080517161913/http://www.myroncopesounds.com/ Fan site with a collection of Myron Cope soundbites]
* [http://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/LitMap/bios/Cope__Myron.html Myron Cope Biography, Penn State University]
* [http://www.avs.net/terribletowel.cfm "Allegheny Valley School, Myron Cope, and The Terrible Towel"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511235240/http://www.avs.net/terribletowel.cfm |date=May 11, 2008 }}

==See also==
*[[Steeler Nation]]
*[[Pittsburgh Steelerettes]]
*[[Steely McBeam]]

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