That shot that Packer said Duke didn't need propelled Duke to its most shocking upset and their first ever National Championship over Kansas. Billy Packer, a player and later an assistant coach at Wake Forest, said Monday that college basketball can be good, but not great, in a system that allows players to turn pro early. I couldn’t have a better gig than Sirius XM radio.”Obviously, Packer takes the show on the road for big events, such as Clemson’s appearance in the national football championship game in Arizona last January.Being on satellite radio allowed Packer to keep his home in Charlotte, which is just fine with his wife, Amie, and two daughters, G.G.

So was Mark the star of that Davie County team in 1980?“Not even close,” said Mark.

A former Tigers golfer and the son of longtime basketball analyst Billy Packer, the busy and well-connected host talked college football and other sports with The Post and Courier’s Gene Sapakoff… His voice is one of the most recognizable in sports broadcasting. “I just go on the air every day and talk sports and it could not be any easier.“I work with great people, there’s no commute, no headaches and I don’t have to worry about signal issues,” he continued. When schools return to session next week, educators will also face novel and unique challenges of their own.

“I worked through and completed my contract.

championship. While many fans and media observers were expecting fireworks from Packer in this game, there were never any unpleasant or even remotely controversial moments from the contest, which was won by Saint Joseph's. Packer said that he was told that if Musburger gets disruptive, it would cut his microphone and that I … Before playing on the golf team at Clemson and launching his career, Mark played in the annual Christmas Tournament as a member of the Davie County High School basketball squad.Billy Packer played basketball at Wake Forest, leading the Demon Deacons to the Final Four in 1962.

Packer and Martelli actually shook hands at courtside during practice the day before the Wake Forest-St. Joe's game, and when St. Joe's played Oklahoma State in the regional final two days later, there were no incidents to speak of.In 2006, Packer again hit sports headlines after blasting the inclusion of mid-major teams in the NCAA tournament, when larger conference teams like After the University of Arizona won the 1997 national title, Arizona star player Miles Simon celebrated on the court. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Biography. That seems like about 100 years ago. “I liked the business of sports but never had any interest in doing anything on air — radio or TV — or anything else. I mean, you'd have to ask CBS that, but I completed my obligations to CBS, which was to work through this year's championship.”Packer, who lives in Charlotte with his wife, Barbara, considered his TV role as a secondary job to a wide range of business interests, which include a golf course and residential development in Roaring Gap.He said he has already turned his attention to a business project involving basketball that would have conflicted with his role as a broadcaster. "Packer is also the author of "Hoops", "Why We Win", and a number of other basketball books. It could end up being one of ... One daughter just finished her freshman year at Clemson and the other will be a high school senior in August.The family was in Salisbury on Monday evening, on a night that belonged clearly to Mark’s father, Billy.

I first met Packer that morning at Olde Beau Golf & Country Club, a real estate development in Roaring Gap, N.C., that he has co-owned since the early 1990s.

After graduation, he had a brief stint as an assistant coach for his alma mater.

Packer quickly made clear that he wasn't done just at CBS.“I'm not going to broadcast any more basketball games,” Packer said, meaning that he also won't return as an analyst on Raycom's ACC telecasts or consider offers from other networks. Billy Packer (born February 25, 1940 in Wellsville, New York) is a former American sportscaster for CBS Sports and a published author. He is married to Barbara.

Continuing to use this site, you agree with this. He said that he never thought about being an on-air personality.“I never wanted to do this … this is a  pure fluke that I got into sports talk radio,” said Packer. “They had some real players there who go the scholarships, but I loved it.”He visited Clemson and knew immediately it was the school for him.“I was a big N.C. State fan growing up as a kid, but the girl I was dating in high school had a lot of relatives in Greenville and Greenwood,” remembers Mark. He said ‘you’ve got to be kidding me.’ But I loved Clemson.”Packman earned an economics degree at Clemson, so he figured he would work in some business aspect of sports.

“Like Billy Packer, Al McGuire or any of the most highly regarded broadcasters, Clark is an original voice with his own style and perspective.”Packer disputed a USA Today report that he had been fired.“No, that's not true,” he said.

The 2006-07 regular-season average was the network's lowest ever, and the 2007 tournament average was its second-lowest.

He spent more than three decades as a shading agent for television extent of school b-ball.

He always came off as a grumpy unpleasant old fuck to me but honestly I thought his analysis of … Packer and Martelli actually shook hands at courtside during practice the day before the Wake Forest–St. “We went down there for a big college football game.

"Subscribe for unlimited digital access to the news that matters to your community. In 1972, Packer began his career in broadcasting in In 2005, Packer received the Marvin Francis Award for "notable achievement and service in coverage of the ACC," as reported by the "For more than three decades, Packer has served as a *1972-2008: Raycom/Jefferson Pilot Sports (ACC Coverage) AnalystPacker is known for his eccentric behavior off camera and sometimes controversial statements.