Billy Packer Cause of death – Billy Packer, a long-time college basketball analyst, died Thursday night, according to his family. Packer, 82, worked on Final Four broadcast teams for 34 years, 27 of them with CBS as an Emmy-winning college basketball analyst before his last Final Four in 2008.
Packer’s son, Mark, told The Associated Press that his father had been hospitalized for three weeks in Charlotte, North Carolina, with several medical issues before succumbing to kidney failure.
The Packer Family would like to share some sad news. Our amazing father, Billy, has passed. We take peace knowing that he’s in heaven with Barb. RIP, Billy. 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/uFRixmgCcd
— Mark Packer (@MarkPacker) January 27, 2023
Packer helped popularize three-man TV broadcast teams with Dick Enberg and Al McGuire during his three-plus decades as a leading voice in the sport, and he was never afraid to speak his mind.
Among his many memorable calls was “Simon says championship” as Arizona won the 1997 national championship behind a 30-point performance from Miles Simon.
Packer played for Wake Forest from 1958 to 1962, but he is best known in the sports world for his opinionated analysis from the sidelines of college basketball’s biggest games, including many years calling ACC games in addition to his duties at CBS, where he was an analyst from 1981 to 2008.
Packer was also a father to children Mark, Liz and Brandt and was predeceased by his wife, Barb.
As a 5-foot-9 senior guard on the 1962 Wake Forest team that reached the Final Four under coach Bones McKinney, Packer averaged 14.1 points per game. Packer began his broadcasting career after a brief stint as an assistant coach with the Demon Deacons.
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