SAN ANTONIO
_ Dan Cook, a San Antonio sports writer who helped popularize the phrase "the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings," has died. He was 81.
The San Antonio Express-News, for which Cook worked for 51 years, reported that he died on Thursday after a long illness. Cook was also the sports anchor at San Antonio television station KENS for 44 years.
Cook uttered the now-ubiquitous phrase while discussing an NBA playoff series between the San Antonio Spurs and the Washington Bullets on a 1978 newscast.
The Yale Book of Quotations later concluded it was first quoted in print in 1976, attributed to Texas Tech sports information director Ralph Carpenter, and was a variation on an old Southern saying.
Between his newspaper and television duties, Cook wrote six columns a week and delivered two sports telecasts and two radio commentaries each day. He was also the executive sports editor for the Express-News from 1960 to 1975.
Web Search powered by YAHOO!
|
SportsSports
San Antonio Sports Writer Dies
By:
|
The Associated Press
Published: July 05, 2008
Published: July 05, 2008
Email
Facebook
Google
Twitter
Favorites
MoreAdvertisement
View More:
Dan Cook,
Entertainment_Culture,
Executive Sports Editor,
Express-News,
Human Interest,
National Basketball Association,
Ralph Carpenter,
San Antonio,
San Antonio Spurs,
San Antonio Television Station Kens,
Sports Information Director To Texas Tech,
Sports Writer,
Yale
Not what you're looking for? Try our quick search:
Reader Comments
*Facebook Account Required to Comment. If you are not already logged into Facebook, please click the comment button to do so.Deal of the Day
Advertisement
Advertisement
Journalnow Sports Scoreboard
Advertisement
Advertisement