Myron Cope

Myron Cope
Myron Cope
	Cope during his final radio show in 1995.
Born	Myron Sidney Kopelman; January 23, 1929; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 27, 2008 (aged 79); Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Known for	5× Super Bowl champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV, XL); 5× AFC champion (1974, 1975, 1978–79 NFL playoffs, 1979, 2005);
	Sports commentary career
Team	Pittsburgh Steelers
Sport	American football

Myron Sidney Kopelman (January 23, 1929 – February 27, 2008), known professionally as Myron Cope, was an American sports journalist, radio personality, and sportscaster. He is best known for being "the voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers".

Cope was a color commentator for the Steelers' radio broadcasts for 35 years. He was known for his distinctive, higher-pitched nasally voice with an identifiable Pittsburgh accent, idiosyncratic speech pattern, and a level of excitement rarely exhibited in the broadcast booth. Cope's most notable catch phrase was "yoi" /ˈjɔɪ/. Cope was the first football announcer inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Cope's autobiography, Double Yoi!, was published in 2002.

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