Billy Packer
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Anthony William "Billy" Packer (born Anthony William Paczkowski, February 25, 1940) is a retired American sportscaster and a published author.
Packer spent more than three decades as a color analyst for college basketball television coverage.
Early life
Anthony William Paczkowski was born in Wellsville, New York, and he died. Paczkowski's surname was subsequently changed to Packer by his parents. Tony Johnson, a great student at St. Lawrence University, was inducted into the University's Hall of Fame in 1982. Tony's 35 years as the school's men's basketball head coach from 1950 to 1966 were divided into 16 years.
Billy Packer is a graduate of Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He attended Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, from 1958 to 1962, and served as guard on the school's basketball team for three years (at the time, freshmen were not eligible for varsity sports), winning Wake Forest two Atlantic Coast Conference championships and the 1962 Final Four. He was a member of Sigma Chi's Delta Nu chapter.
He had a brief stint as an assistant coach for his alma mater after graduation. Packer began his career in Raleigh, North Carolina, when he was asked to fill in as color analyst for a regionally broadcast ACC game. The Packer returned to school this season.
Packer appeared on television (1974-1981), then CBS (1981–2008). From 1975 to 2008, he covered every NCAA Division I Basketball Championship, including the Final Four. He also covered ACC games for Raycom Sports for many years. In 1986, he was instrumental in the development of Hoops. In 1993, Packer received a Sports Emmy Award.
According to The Washington Post, Packer received the Marvin Francis Award in 2005 for "notable achievement and service in coverage of the ACC."
Clark Kellogg, who will replace Packer on the network's lead broadcast crew, was announced on July 15, 2008. This was the end of 35 years of Packer coverage of the NCAA tournament as a television analyst.
He returned to the studio with Bob Knight in March 2009 for Survive and Advance, an NCAA tournament preview program produced by Fox Sports Net.
In addition, Packer has served as a color commentator for the Putt-Putt Professional Putters Association television broadcasts. He referred to the 1982 PPA National Championship, which featured four current Hall of Fame candidates out of the 8 contestants.
Curt Gowdy, Jim Thacker, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire, Brent Musburger, and Brent Musburger were among the Packer's broadcast teammates (usually pre-Championship Week, when Nantz was covering football and/or golf). Tim Brant, Packer's on-air partner while playing games for Raycom Sports, was Tim Brant. Mel Proctor, Packer's on-air partner while Nantz covered the 1992 Winter Olympics for CBS, was Mel Proctor. While Jim Nantz was covering the 1994 Winter Olympics for CBS, Packer also played by play with Al McGuire for two games (a February 6, 1994 game involving Purdue at Iowa and a February 27, 1994 game involving Minnesota).
"They won it...on the dunk," Lorenzo Charles said after his game-winning slam dunk as North Carolina State defeated Houston to win the NCAA championship, Packer said.
"Duke doesn't need a 3 pointer here," Packer said in the 1991 National semi-final game with Duke losing by 5 to undefeated UNLV with just over 2 minutes remaining, just as Bobby Hurley shot and made one of the best baskets in Duke basketball history.
Miles Simon, a former student of Arizona, celebrated on the court after the University of Arizona captured the 1997 national championship. "Simon says... observe the scene," the packer said. The championship is a contest.
"Overbearing, arrogant, condescending, dismissive, and petulant," Packer has been portrayed as a broadcaster. Packer will be shown on television with a red marker, according to sports-radio host Mike Francesa. Teachers often use a red marker to correct student mistakes. Rather than complimenting players and solid play, the packer was chastised for consistently telling fans what went wrong. If a team lost, it was always because of poor defense. If a team didn't score, he'd often mock a player for failing to operate a playhouse or taking an unsafe shot. Players and games were always expected to be more advanced. He was also known for regularly criticizing coaching methods. This was a striking contrast to other well-known college basketball broadcasters, like Dick Vitale and Bill Raftery. Packer's regular negativity, according to Francesa, could be off-putting to the audience watching at home. Packer had become too much of a curmudgeon, according to others in the media, and they harpened on all things wrong in college basketball and society as a whole.
Richard Jewell, a falsely accused 1996 Olympic bomber, was involved in high-profile court cases, including a psychic to find the knife in the O. J. Simpson murder case and establishing a legal defense fund for misjudged 1996 Olympic bomber Richard Jewell. He bought Picasso ceramics and displayed them in a handmade plexiglass and plywood work desk he had created. Packer once piqued his curiosity in politics by approaching 123 random people, without identifying himself, and asking them if they would vote for Hillary Clinton.
Packer described Hoyas guard Allen Iverson as a "tough monkey" during an on-air broadcast of a game between Georgetown and Villanova in 1996. Later, the packer apologized, saying he was merely aiming to honor Iverson's persistent play. Neither Iverson nor Georgetown coach John Thompson said the remark offended him. Thompson told USA Today that he does not have to worry about Billy being a bigote because he is not."
Packer apologised to two Duke University students for reportedly making racist remarks before a men's basketball game in Cameron Indoor Stadium. "Since when can women regulate who gets into a men's basketball game, how can we tell them?" the students begged for his news pass, the boy yelled back. Why can't you play a woman's game to attract people? After the remarks were published in Duke University's student-run newspaper, The Chronicle, Packer apologised.
In 2006, Packer hit sports headlines after shaming the inclusion of mid-major squads in the NCAA tournament, when major conference teams like Cincinnati and Florida State were left out altogether. His remarks sparked a backlash among supporters of mid-major conferences, such as the Missouri Valley Conference, which Packer had chosen out for four teams; and the Colonial Athletic Association, both of which later developed to strong tournament performances (Bradley and Wichita State made it to the Sweet Sixteen and George Mason advanced to the Final Four). Despite committee chairman Craig Littlepage's repeated reminder to Packer and Jim Nantz that past tournament results were not a factor in determining the field, Packer said on Selection Sunday that teams from these two leagues had won just one game between them in the last three years' tournaments. On CBS airwaves, Packer attempted to defuse the scandal by declaring that he was "often incorrect, but never in doubt."(March 19, 2006)
The Jayhawks took the lead in a semi-final game at the 2008 Final Four between Kansas and North Carolina, winning 38–12. Billy Packer later said, "this game is over." However, the Tar Heels bounced back in the second half, reducing the deficit by four points midway through the second half, though Kansas rallied strong to win 84-66. Pundits have reported that this may have been an ominous allusion to Packer's future as a broadcaster, and that it had been "over" when CBS revealed that Clark Kellogg would take over lead color commentary duties over the summer of 2008.
Packer is also the author of Hoops, Why We Win, and a few other basketball books. He and Barbara are married, and they have three children together. Brandt and Mark, two of his children, (Brandt and Mark), work in sport media, and Mark is a sports radio host based in Charlotte, NC. Billy Packer was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.
Broadcasting career
Packer first worked at NBC (1974–1981) and then CBS (1981–2008). From 1975 to 2008, he covered every NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, including the Final Four. For many years, he also covered ACC games for Raycom Sports. He was instrumental in the development of Hoops, the computer game. In 1993, Packer received a Sports Emmy Award.
According to The Washington Post, Packer received the Marvin Francis Award for "notable achievement and service in coverage of the ACC in 2005."
Packer will be replaced by Clark Kellogg on the network's lead broadcast crew, CBS announced on July 15, 2008. This was the end of 35 years of Packer television coverage of the NCAA tournament as a TV analyst.
In March 2009, he and Bob Knight appeared on Survive and Advance, an NCAA tournament preview program produced by Fox Sports Net.
Packer has also appeared as a color commentator for Putt-Putt Professional Putters Association television broadcasts. He ruled out four current Hall of Fame candidates from the 8 participants in the 1982 PPA National Championship.
Curt Gowdy, Jim Thacker, Dick Enberg, Al McGuire, Brent Musburger, Gary Bender, Brent Musburger, and Verne Lundquist (usually pre-Championship Week, when Nantz was covering football and/or golf) were among the Packer's broadcast teammates (usually pre-Championship Week). Tim Brant, Packer's on-air partner, was busy programming Raycom Sports. Packer's on-air partner was Mel Proctor, who was covering the 1992 Winter Olympics for CBS. Play-by-play for two games with Al McGuire (January 6, 1994 in Iowa and a February 27, 1994 match involving Indiana at Minnesota), while Jim Nantz was reporting the 1994 Winter Olympics for CBS.
"They won it...on the dunk," Packer said after Lorenzo Charles made a game-winning slam dunk as North Carolina State defeated Houston to win the NCAA championship on April 4, 1983.
"Duke doesn't need a 3 pointer here," Packer said in the 1991 National semi-final game, with Duke falling by 5 to undefeated UNLV with just over two minutes remaining, as Bobby Hurley shot and made one of the biggest baskets in Duke basketball history.
Miles Simon, a star of Arizona, reacted on the court as the University of Arizona captured the 1997 national championship. "Simon says... Observing the scene," Packer said. "The champion."
"Overbearing, arrogant, condescending, dismissive, and petulant," Packer has been referred to as a broadcaster. Packer will broadcast games with a red marker, according to sports-radio host Mike Francesa. Teachers often use a red marker to spot student mistakes. Rather than complimenting players and strong play, the packer was chastised for regularly informing fans what went wrong. If a team scored, it was always because of bad defense. If a team didn't score, he'd often mock a player for failing to operate a play property or taking an incorrect shot. Players and games were always expected to be more advanced. He has also been known for continually criticizing coaching methods. This was a sharp contrast to other well-known college basketball broadcasters like Dick Vitale and Bill Raftery's ardent admiration. Packer's regular negativity, according to Francesa, could be off-putting to the viewers watching at home. Packer had become too much of a curmudgeon, according to some in the media, and they were constantly harrassed on all things wrong in college basketball and society as a whole.
Richard Jewell, a falsely accused 1996 Olympic bomber, was involved himself in high-profile court cases, including a psychic to locate the knife in the O. J. Simpson murder case and creating a legal defense fund for incorrectly accused 1996 Olympic bomber Richard Jewell. He acquired Picasso ceramics and displayed them in a makeshift plexiglass and plywood work desk he had created. Packer started directing his attention to politics by approaching 123 random people without identifying himself, asking them to vote for Hillary Clinton.
Packer described Hoyas star guard Allen Iverson as a "tough monkey" during an on-air broadcast of a game between Georgetown and Villanova in 1996. Later, the packer regretted his mistaken assertion that he was merely trying to celebrate Iverson's tenacious play. Neither Iverson nor Georgetown coach John Thompson said he was offended by the remark. Thompson told USA Today that he does not have to tell anyone about Billy being a bigote because he isn't."
Packer apologised to two Duke University undergraduates for reportedly making racist remarks before a men's basketball game in Cameron Indoor Stadium in 2000. According to published accounts, when the students begged Packer to give his press pass, he replied, "Since when will we allow women to control who enters a men's basketball game?" Why don't you start a women's game to attract girls? After the remarks were released in Duke University's student-run newspaper, The Chronicle, Packer apologised.
When Packer's bigger conference squads like Cincinnati and Florida State were left out entirely, the team made headlines after denying the inclusion of mid-major teams in the NCAA tournament. His words sparked backlash among fans of mid-major conferences such as the Missouri Valley Conference, which Packer had selected out for four teams, and the Colonial Athletic Association, both of which later had fruitful tournament performances (Bradley and Wichita State advanced to the Final Four). Despite committee chairman Craig Littlepage's repeated reminder to Packer and his colleague Jim Nantz that their participation in the tournament was not a factor in determining the field, Packer said on Selection Sunday that teams from these two conferences had only won one game between them in the last three years' tournaments. Packer attempted to defuse the scandal by a week later, claiming he was "often incorrect, but never in doubt."(March 19, 2006)
The Jayhawks led by 38–12 in a semi-final game between Kansas and North Carolina in 2008, a game in which Billy Packer said, "This game is over." However, the Tar Heels fought back in the second half, limiting the deficit to four points midway through the second half, though Kansas was strong to win 84–66. Pundits have warned that this may have been an "over" plot in Packer's future as a broadcaster when CBS revealed earlier this summer that Clark Kellogg would take over lead color commentary duties.
Packer is also the author of Hoops, Why We Win, and a number of other basketball books. He is married to Barbara, and the three children are together. Brandt and Mark, two of his children, work in sports media, and Mark is a sports radio host based in Charlotte, NC. Billy Packer was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.