Former WCCW announcer Bill Mercer has passed away

[Chris]

Bill Mercer, legendary sports announcer and broadcast journalist, dies at 99

"Truly the Godfather of DFW sports broadcasting," Dallas Cowboys broadcaster Brad Sham wrote about Mercer.

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Mercer, a legendary sports commentator and broadcast journalist in North Texas for decades, died at 99.

Mercer's death was announced Sunday by Dallas Cowboys broadcaster Brad Sham on X.

"Truly the Godfather of DFW sports broadcasting, a national treasure, mentor, teacher, story teller & friend," Sham wrote. "Race well run old friend."

Mercer began commentating for professional wrestling matches on the radio in the 1950s. Many would know him as the voice of World Class Championship Wrestling from 1982 to 1987, covering the rise and tragic fall of the Von Erich wrestling family.

Along with covering pro wrestling, Mercer was a broadcast journalist who covered such major events as the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Mercer was the first person to inform Lee Harvey Oswald he had been charged with murdering Kennedy.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Crazy long life and a crazy story.