Pat Summerall is a former American football player and television sportscaster, having worked at CBS, Fox, and ESPN. While at the U of A, Summerall played defensive end, tight end, and placekicker positions. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1953.

Summerall is best known for his work with John Madden on NFL telecasts for CBS and Fox. Summerall has broadcast 16 Super Bowls on network television with CBS and FOX, more than any other announcer. He also contributed to 10 Super Bowl broadcasts on CBS Radio as an analyst or pregame reporter. The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association named Summerall National Sportscaster of the Year in 1977, and inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 1994.

At 66 years of age, Summerall was baptized at his small church in Texas, surrounded by lots of little kids. After his long, prestigious career, he was saved later in life and wants to be known not as Pat Summerall the anouncer, but as Pat Summerall the Christian. Summerall also recently preached a sermon at Travis Avenue Baptist Church in Ft. Worth, Texas.

Summerall makes his home in Southlake, Texas, where he has lived for 12 years.