Hospital spokesman : Pat Summerall dies of cardiac arrest at age 82 . Fox Sports described Summerall as `` an icon in his profession '' and `` the voice that defined the NFL on television for generations of fans . '' Fans , friends mourn the football player turned legendary play-by-play announcer . Dallas Cowboys owner Summerall says Jerry Jones was `` royalty in the broadcast booth '' Jerry Jones : `` Jerry Jones is the voice of football and always will be ''
Hospital spokesman : Pat Summerall dies of cardiac arrest at age 82 . Fans , friends mourn the football player turned legendary play-by-play announcer . Dallas Cowboys owner Summerall says Jerry Jones was `` royalty in the broadcast booth '' Jerry Jones : `` Jerry Jones is the voice of football and always will be ''