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I don't believe it was Myron who gave Bettis the "Bus" moniker. I seem to recall Jerome mentioning in an interview on a show about him he'd been called that at Notre Dame.
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:Myron was the one who got "The Bus" nickname into standard use. ] 05:07, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
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Bob Prince, Pirates announcer, invented the Green Weenie.
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:Good call on the Green Weenie. I could of swore I saw a show where Cope took credit for inventing that thing, but the references back up Bob Prince. Is there any chance Cope did anything to encourage the Green Weenie at Steeler games, or something of that sort? ] 16:23, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
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::He used the Green Weenie in his "MC Hammer" music video, but other than that I have no knowledge of it being used or referred to by him. ] (]) 13:39, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
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== Parents and Family Life ==
I'm having trouble finding information about Cope's family and especially his parents. The information in the article is good, but it needs cited. I have heard that Cope's parents were haulocaust survivors, is there any truth to this? Any help would be appreciated. Thank You. ] (]) 19:07, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

:Seems unlikely they were "survivors," since he was born in 1929 in Pgh and the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933 (see http://en.wikipedia.org/Holocaust#Origins). They might, however, have emigrated from Europe in the post-WWI period, which was bleak for many, especially in Germany (regardless of ethnicity). ] (]) 20:25, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

== Picture ==
A picture of Mr. Cope would be a great addition to this article. There are currently none in the WikiCommons. If you have one please add it to the article. Thank You. ] (]) 04:39, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

== Radio HOF ==

As stated in the article Cope is the only football annoucer who is in the Radio HOF as seen . There are other people in the "Sportscaster" section who have covered football games, however all of the inductees (obviously with the exception of Cope) are baseball announcers before football. Just wanted to clarify that, though I will look for a better source. Thank You. ] (]) 16:29, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

:It's not clear that Jack Brickhouse wasn't a football announcer first (or at the same time) as he was a baseball announcer, but you could be correct. (See http://www.radiohof.org/sportscasters/jackbrickhouse.html) If this is a desirable point to list, can we find a reference that states definitively? I've changed it in the meantime. I think Brickhouse's 24 years with the Bears qualify him as a football announcer even if he never did anything else. Also, Cope himself did other sports besides football, didn't he? ] (]) 16:50, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

::As far as I know Cope only did Pitt Panthers college football and Steelers games as an announcer. ] (]) 17:03, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Alright, I got it. He was the ''first'' football annoucer to be inducted. Added to intro and cited. I would like to create an "Awards and Honors" section soon. ] (]) 04:18, 4 March 2008 (UTC)


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: On the money, I guess. If Gene says it's so...we can print it :-) ] (]) 04:28, 4 March 2008 (UTC)


== Team nicknames correct? == == External links modified ==


Hello fellow Wikipedians,
The article states: ''"Cope used a wide range of nicknames for other teams including "Birdies" (Baltimore Ravens), "Bungles" (Cincinnati Bengals), "Cleve Sandlotters" and "Cleve Brownies" (Cleveland Browns), "Chi Bears" (Chicago Bears), "Mini Vikes" (Minnesota Vikings) and "Redfaces" (Washington Redskins)."'' I cannot claimed to have listened to him a lot, but the only one's I've heard him use were "Bungles" and "Brownies." The other ones may have been used, but I do not think they were common, and some even sound made-up to me. Is there someone who can confirm they were all used? If not I think they should be removed. Thank You. ] (]) 05:41, 7 March 2008 (UTC)


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#It is difficult to get an article passed as a GA with a recent death tag. As the tag implies (and the article history shows), this is a stability problem. It is best to wait a little while before nominating an article about someone who has died.
#There are multiple fact tags that do not seem to be getting addressed. In addition, there are entire paragraphs that are unreferenced in every section of the article.
#The article is in need of copyediting for consistency (Sports Illustrated is italicized once but not later in the same paragraph) and punctuation (there are several errors that distract from the text).
#The "List of awards and honors" has only one item on the list referenced.
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Once these have been addressed and we can be sure that the article history is stable, it can be renominated. If you feel that this review is in error, please feel free to bring it up at ]. Best wishes, ] (]) 02:42, 12 March 2008 (UTC)


== External links modified (February 2018) ==
:Thanks for the review, this is my first attempt, but thanks for the tips, I am sure it will make it easier to improve the article. The only thing that I see wrong with your review is that the List of awards and honors clearly states that everything on the list was from the first citation, with the exception of the last which is cited to another article. I thought it would be redundant to cite each thing to the same article. Thank you. ] (]) 03:37, 12 March 2008 (UTC)


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I know the ref says he won the award, but the organization's web site does not list him for 1999 (or any other year):
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I even searched their site for the word "cope" and it came up empty.


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== People from... ==


The Towel was a response to Dolphin and Raider fan practice. They waved white handkerchiefs and black socks, respectively.] (]) 02:42, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
According to ], we should list a person as being from any city where they "have lived a significant portion or their lives." By my count, then, Myron Cope should be in the following "People from..." categories:
*Pittsburgh
*Mt. Lebanon
*Erie
He's already in a Pittsburgh category, so I have added Mt. Lebanon and Erie. If you have a good reason to add or subtract any cities, please discuss it here. --]]]]] 03:46, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
:Cope lived in Erie for a total of six months , that was his only time away from Pittsburgh. I don't think he should be listed as being "from Erie". ] (]) 04:00, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
:They didn't come any more '''Pittsburgh''' than Cope. A first job out of school in Erie doesn't make a "significant portion," nor does retiring to a nursing home in Mt. Lebanon. I move for deletion of both categories. ] (]) 04:16, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
::Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Mt. Lebanon an area ''in'' Pittsburgh? If not, I agree that both should be removed, unless he lived in Mt. Lebanon, before moving to the nursing home. ] (]) 04:33, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
:::No, ] is a suburb, definitely a separate municipality. ] (]) 04:54, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
::OK, thank you. I support the motion to remove both the Erie and Mr. Lebanon catagories. ] (]) 04:57, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
*Whoops! I just realized the problem -- the article implies that Myron only lived in Mt. Lebanon when he was in the nursing home. That's incorrect; he lived there for decades. I will add the correct sources to the article. --]]]]] 14:28, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
**OK, done. We should also add ''Upper St. Clair'' to that list of places that he's from, but there's not a category for that town yet. --]]]]] 15:12, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
Where exactly has Cope lived, and for how long? I would not list him from Erie, as I know he only lived six months there, which is not a "significant portion" of his life. ] (]) 16:11, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
*You're right, I checked Double Yoi (page 34), and it wasn't long at all. I removed Erie. The final list (unless anyone else brings up some new material) is Pittsburgh, Mt. Lebanon, and when the category is created, Upper St. Clair. --]]]]] 21:46, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

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The Towel was a response to Dolphin and Raider fan practice. They waved white handkerchiefs and black socks, respectively.Arnold Rothstein1921 (talk) 02:42, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

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