Oct. 16, 1988: Jack Fleming and Myron Cope would seemingly be an odd mix in a radio booth. Fleming was known as a perfectionist (one of his cardinal rules: ‘No gum chewing on the air’). Cope brought to the microphone a nasally voice and an often spastic delivery peppered with words perhaps only understood by Pittsburghers (“yoi,” of course, and “okle-dokle”). But the two were a classic on-air combination for years while the Steelers soared.
Flemming broadcast play-by-play from 1965 to 1993. His call of the Immaculate Reception on Dec. 23, 1972 is considered one of the greatest of all time. Cope’s 35-year run as the Steelers’ color commentator ended with his retirement in 2005.
On this edition of “Sports ‘n ‘at,” Bob Dvorchak looks back at the Steelers radio voices from past to present.
