Will Brook No Further Discussion

Tom Brookshier, an all-pro defensive back on the last Philadelphia Eagles championship team, has died of cancer at the age of 78. Renowned as one of the best tacklers in the NFL, following his playing career, he turned to broadcasting, and preceded John Madden as CBS’ top announcer and partner of Pat Summerall, a former rival with the New York Giants that Brookshier once tackled hard enough to break his helmet. So great is the affection for the 1960 Eagles team that locals are willing to forget he also hired Angelo Cataldi to launch the all-sports talk format on 610 WIP that to this day ensures every ill-tempered, ill-informed, unemployed Philadelphia sports fan has a forum for his inane rantings.