CBS Sports broadcaster Jim Nantz payed tribute to his friend and colleague, Billy Packer, Friday after the legendary college basketball broadcaster died.
"He blessed this network for a long time, from 1982 until he retired in 2008. One of my dearest friends. It’s been a restless night thinking of the family, the Packer family, which I’m very close to. I got to speak to Billy the day before he died and tell him I loved him.
"He was a genius. There was no one who could just look at the field — in this case, look at the court — and see everything. He’s going to be very much missed, but he loved college basketball, and he looked after it as a guardian of this sport. And he’s just a giant. And a giant heart, that’s all I can tell you."
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