Seasoned with laugh-out-loud anecdotes and touching vignettes, Double Yoi! shares Cope’s most personal moments, from labor pains in birthing the Terrible Towel to the reason behind his charity work with the physically and mentally afflicted—among them, his son Danny—to his emotional dedication to his late wife, Mildred, who died after a long battle with cancer. The author’s most embarrassing moments, including getting the hook during his Pro Football Hall of Fame acceptance remarks, are here as well.
Famed for his raspy voice and incendiary style, Myron Cope transcended mere broadcasting to become part of the Pittsburgh Steelers mythos and a football legend. From firsthand experiences, Cope brings his takes on the famous, such as Terry Bradshaw, Muhammad Ali, the Dallas "Cryboys", and Bill Cowher. Cope also explains how he helped John F. Kennedy become AmericaÂ’s first Catholic President and how Frank Sinatra nearly cost him his job. YouÂ’ll also learn why he was kidnapped by FrancoÂ’s Italian Army and how his birth name was deemed "too Jewish" to be his byline.
Double Yoi! is the ultimate collectorÂ’s item for the Pittsburgh-loyal and the standard for accom-plished sportswriters nationwide.
Myron Cope’s lifelong home—by choice—has been his native Pittsburgh, yet across the nation he has been called unique.
From the top echelon of Sports IllustratedÂ’s editors, his writing is held "among the best ever in SI" and is used as a model in university journalism classes. He captured humor wherever he found it, including in himself. Cope dipped into broadcast work by accident, but went on to a radio-TV career that encompassed an NFL-record 35-year run as color analyst of Steelers games. In 2005, he became the first pro-football announcer inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame, where he shares enshrinement with such figures as Bob Hope, Edward R. Murrow, and Vin Scully.
Here—after recently retiring from the airwaves—Cope greatly expands his hardback memoir that enjoyed several sold-out printings.
Meantime, his famous Terrible Towel waved on in its 30th year as the Steelers won Super Bowl XL.
