Myron Cope was a Pittsburgh icon, as much a part of the team as the players themselves. He was part of the radio broadcast team for 35 years before his retirement in 2005 as well as a sports writer / broadcaster for ages. He's also the inventor of our Terrible Towel. He's been battling poor health and repeated, long episodes of pneumonia in the past several years. I know that I for one will sorely miss him.