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Billy Packer was a college basketball analyst for NBC and CBS
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He provided commentary during every Final Four game of the NCAA men's basketball tournament from 1975 to 2008
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He had a rapid opinionated style that often Provoked strong feelings among fans
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He worked with Dick Enberg and Al McGuire at NBC Sports before switching to CBS in 1981
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He was known for his focus on strategy and X's and O's rather than using Schtick
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He had a tendency to speak his mind and was often critical of teams and officials
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He was criticized for making a Racial comment about Georgetown player Allen Iverson in 1996
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He also made an Offensive comment to 2 female students working at a Duke basketball game in 2000
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He was a former point guard and assistant coach at Wake Forest University
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He passed away due to kidney failure in 2018 at the age of 82.
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