Myron Cope, Pittsburgh Steelers color commentator, retires after a 35 year career
{{date|June 22, 2005}}
[[Image:05 Cope retire1 54008.jpg|thumb|[[w:Myron Cope|Myron Cope]] announcing his retirement at a press conference.]]
[[w:Myron Cope|Myron Cope]], a locally famous sports announcer for the [[w:Pittsburgh Steelers|Pittsburgh Steelers]], a [[w:National Football League|National Football League]] team, has announced his retirement from the booth, effective immediately.  Cope had a 35 year career announcing Steelers games with his familiar scratchy voice, often punctuated with unique [[w:Yiddish|Yiddish]] expressions, such as "Feh" and "Yoi", which brought delight to fans.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/21/AR2005062101164.html
|title=Steelers Broadcaster Myron Cope Retires
|author=Alan Robinson
|pub=Washington Post
|date=June 21, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.realfootball365.com/nfl/articles/myron-cope-steelers220605.php
|title=Pittsburgh Steelers announcer Myron Cope retires after 35 years
|author=Kristian McHenry
|pub=RealFootball365
|date=June 22, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/8585070
|title=NFL notes: Steelers' Myron Cope retiring from booth
|author=
|pub=Philadelphia Inquirer
|date=June 22, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/sports/steelerslive/s_346349.html
|title=Cope's place in booth will remain unfilled
|author=Rob Rossi
|pub=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
|date=June 22, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14735315&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478568&rfi=6
|title=He was sometimes a homer, sometimes zany, but Cope always spoke his mind
|author=Mike Bires
|pub=Beaver County Times
|date=June 22, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://kdka.com/local/local_story_172113844.html
|title=Steelers Broadcaster Myron Cope Retiring
|author=
|pub=KDKA
|date=June 21, 2005}}

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Myron Cope announcing his retirement at a press conference.
Myron Cope, a locally famous sports announcer for the Pittsburgh Steelers, a National Football League team, has announced his retirement from the booth, effective immediately.  Cope had a 35 year career announcing Steelers games with his familiar scratchy voice, often punctuated with unique Yiddish expressions, such as "Feh" and "Yoi", which brought delight to fans.
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