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Cope was born in Pittsburgh. He graduated from Taylor Alderdice High School and the University of Pittsburgh. He was originally a journalist before becoming a broadcaster. His first job was in Erie, Pennsylvania with the Daily Times. Later, Cope would freelance, most notably for Sports Illustrated.
In the late 1960s, Cope was being heard on the radio in Pittsburgh. His unique nasal voice was noticed by the Steelers' brass. He was made a member of the Steelers' radio team in 1970. As the Steelers won the Super Bowl four times, Cope gained a measure of fame. His gold towel, called The Terrible Towel , has become a rallying tool for the black and gold.
Like other sports announcers in Pittsburgh, particulary the late Pirates announcer Bob Prince, Cope has a repertoire of unique catchphrases employed in his broadcasts. Cope often uses Yiddish expressions, especially "Feh!" and "Yoi!" (sometimes multiplied as "Double Yoi" or "Triple Yoi").
In keeping with his comic personality, a series of television commentaries on WTAE TV saw Cope calling himself "Doctor Cope" and wearing a white lab coat while pretending to examine the opposing team's strengths and weaknesses through a microscope he called "the Cope-roscope".
Cope has also created nicknameA nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or thing's real name, (for example, Nick is short for Nicholas . As a concept, it is distinct from both pseudonym and stage name, although there may be overlap in ts for key players. It was Cope who gave Steelers running backA running back or halfback is the position of a player on an American football team who lines up in the offensive backfield. Depending on the offensive formation, the halfback may be joined in the backfield by other backs, most commonly a fullback . The h Jerome BettisJerome Bettis (born February 16 1972 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American NFL running back, considered one of the best of his era. Nicknamed "The Bus" because opposing linebackers often felt as if they had been run over by a bus, Bettis attended Notre Dam the highly marketable nickname of "The Bus." Cope's style was an important influence on Pittsburgh PenguinsThe Pittsburgh Penguins are a National Hockey League team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded 1967- 1968 Arena Mellon Arena (capacity 17,537), formerly known as the Civic Arena Current Coach Ed Olczyk Uniform colors Black, white, vegas gold, grey. announcer Mike LangeMike Lange has been the lead play-by-play announcer for the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey radio and television network since 1975. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001. Like fellow Pittsburgh sports announcers, Steelers announcer Myron Cope a and ESPNESPN which stood for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network was founded as an American cable TV network dedicated to sports 24 hours a day, by Scott Rasmussen and his father Bill Rasmussen. It launched on September 7, 1979. Its signature telecast, S commentator Chris BermanChris "Boomer" Berman (born May 10, 1955) is a native of Greenwich, Connecticut and noted host and anchor of SportsCenter and NFL Primetime on ESPN. Berman joined the network in October 1979, just one month after the cable channel debuted. Since 1980, Ber.
Cope's autobiographyFor the album by Ashlee Simpson, see Autobiography (album In a sense, autobiography is a form of biography, the writing of a life story. The difference, of course, is point of view: an autobiography is from the viewpoint of its subject. Biographers genera Double Yoi was published in 2002.
Now in his 35th season, Cope continues to be heard on radio in Pittsburgh and on the internet.