Billy Packer has passed away

[BarcaDeac]

 

[Complacent Deac]

Damn.

Deacon legend.

 

[WakeForestRanger]

R.I.P. Billy

 

[PhDeac]

Most of us only knew him as a commentator and some may not even remember him from that. Here are Packer's college stats to the extent they had stats back then. Starting PG on a Wake Final Four team. Nobody else can say that.

Billy Packer College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Billy Packer - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more

www.sports-reference.com

 

[Deaconblue]

Man, that is sad news in Deaconland. He was one of the really knowledgeable announcers who put ACC basketball broadcasts into must watch territory. "Packer and Thacker."

Condolences to the Packer family and all his may personal friends.

RIP, Billy

 

[deacdiggler]

Carolina fans hated him. That’s enough for me.

 

[mercurydime]

He and Thacker were my introduction to ACC basketball. RIP.

 

[Shake]

Hang it….final four, two ACC titles. Billy could be controversial but loved Wake Forest and stood up for Charlie Davis when that stance wasn’t popular

 

[80deacon]

My memories of Billy go back to my childhood. Dad would watch the ACC Game of the week on Saturday by C.D. Chesley and Jim Thacker and Billy Packer were the play-by-play & color team. My father ('53) remembered Billy from his playing days. One day about 1980, I was in an old electronics store (Ed Kelly's), mainly stereos, dreaming of buying one like all my cool friends at Wake had. I was looking at them displayed when a voice behind me said, "Do you know much about these things?". I turned and it was Billy. "I've got a kid at Chapel Hill that wants one." Great conversation ensued.

 

[deacvision7]

He lived a hell of a life. Good for him. And I hope he rests in peace.

 

[warak]

R.I.P.

 

[BirdinBama]

Sad. I loved the "Thacker and Packer" team.

 

[lawdeke]

Sail with the pilot

 

[sailordeac]

Packer and Thacker were the best. And when Bones joined them, they were even better. RIP Billy.

 

[lawdeke]

Tobacco Road good old days. Oh well

 

[tsywake]

Damn, RIP.

 

[WFU71]

Billy was an assistant for Jack McCloskey when I attended Wake.

 

[JuiceCrewAllStar]

Hang it….final four, two ACC titles. Billy could be controversial but loved Wake Forest and stood up for Charlie Davis when that stance wasn’t popular

have seen the charlie davis stuff mentioned before, but what's the recap?

 

[Milhouse]

thanks mr cash!

 

[BeachBumDeac]

Q&A: Billy Packer on why he doesn’t watch college basketball, his vaping business and more

Packer, 79, stepped away from the game more than a decade ago to pursue his other interests.

theathletic.com

Interesting guy