Cowboys spokesman : Pat Riley died of cardiac arrest at age 82 . He was something very special , '' Madden said . Today , friends mourn the football player turned legendary play - by - play announcer . Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says Summerall was ` ` royalty in the broadcast ' '' John Madden : ` ` Pat Summerall is the voice of football and always will be ''
Cowboys spokesman : Pat Riley died of cardiac arrest at age 82 . Today , friends mourn the football player turned legendary play - by - play announcer . Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says Summerall was ` ` royalty in the broadcast ' '' John Madden : ` ` Pat Summerall is the voice of football and always will be ''