Pittsburgh icon Cope apologizes for rambling Hall of Fame speech
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Posted 1:36PM on Tuesday, August 9, 2005
PITTSBURGH (AP) Retired Pittsburgh Steelers radio announcer Myron Cope has apologized for causing a scene at the Pro Football Hall of Fame over the weekend.<br>
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After receiving the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, he was given two minutes to speak. But instead he rambled for 13 minutes and was eventually escorted back to his seat before he could finish.<br>
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He apologized yesterday, saying it was conceit. The 76-year-old Cope says -- quote -- ``people may think I'm senile, but I ain't. I thought I was a celebrity.''<br>
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Cope retired in June after 35 seasons covering the Steelers.<br>
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