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| 26th June, 2005 - 4:07 pm |  ESPN - The voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Myron Cope, retired after 35 years of faithful service to the organization.
At 76, Cope was experiencing several health problems including a concussion that caused him to miss a game last year.
"Joe came to my house and said, 'Do not go another year in the booth. You've got 35 years in and with your health ...,'' Cope said Tuesday. "My slipping, he attributed it to my health problems. He said, 'It's too punishing for you to go another year. It's too physically taxing.'
"It takes a very special friend to tell you the truth when he knows it's going to hurt," Cope said. [READ] |
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