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04-19-2019, 06:44 PM
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Legendary Chicago sportscaster Chet Coppock passed away on Wednesday due to injuries he suffered as a passenger in a car accident on April 11th outside of Hilton Head, S.C. He was 70 years old.
Coppock was nicknamed "The Godfather of Sports Talk Radio," and was the special guest ring announcer for the portion of WrestleMania 2 that took place in Chicago. He also co-hosted Radio WWF with WWE Hall of Famer Gorilla Monsoon at WrestleMania X.
While Coppock was later critical of Vince McMahon, he would often post wrestling-related posts on social media and reminisce about the characters of the past.
WWE also acknowledged Coppock's passing, stating, "WWE extends its condolences to Coppock's family, friends and fans."
You can check out some of Coppock's social media posts below:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">remember when WWE used to drip with personalities like <a href="https://twitter.com/MachoManSavage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MachoManSavage</a>. 2day's <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a> is a bore fest <a href="https://twitter.com/StephMcMahon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StephMcMahon</a> <a href="https://t.co/bTEQYUDx5J">pic.twitter.com/bTEQYUDx5J</a></p>— Chet Coppock (@ChetCoppock) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChetCoppock/status/693459280377217024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Classy Freddie Blassie insisting I allow noted heel nicolia volkoff to sing the Russian national anthem during <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wrestlemainia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#wrestlemainia</a> II. <a href="https://twitter.com/RickKaempfer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RickKaempfer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BruceMiles2112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BruceMiles2112</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SLGreenberg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SLGreenberg</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/stevedahl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@stevedahl</a> <a href="https://t.co/jlAApNDYHi">pic.twitter.com/jlAApNDYHi</a></p>— Chet Coppock (@ChetCoppock) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChetCoppock/status/1040801576376590336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">where are you hiding good old WWF. i miss the characters <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWF?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWF</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a> had in the 80's and 90's. today's mat world is an <a href="https://twitter.com/StephMcMahon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StephMcMahon</a> drag. <a href="https://t.co/e2ADAFcMXU">pic.twitter.com/e2ADAFcMXU</a></p>— Chet Coppock (@ChetCoppock) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChetCoppock/status/799274910040387588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">From the kingdom of Uganda...weighing 365 pounds...he is attended by his manager the wizard and by his handler Kin Shee...he is Kamala the Ugandan Head Hunter..... the way back machine <a href="https://twitter.com/BruceWolfChi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BruceWolfChi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBBruceLevine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLBBruceLevine</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DannyMac670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DannyMac670</a> Gotta love the mat world <a href="https://t.co/K33HSxG8Wp">pic.twitter.com/K33HSxG8Wp</a></p>— Chet Coppock (@ChetCoppock) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChetCoppock/status/1107992622608588800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chicaghowrestling?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chicaghowrestling</a> history 101 w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AndretheGiant?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AndretheGiant</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Wrestlemania2?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Wrestlemania2</a> at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rosemonthorizon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#rosemonthorizon</a> in '86 <a href="https://twitter.com/Chicago_History?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Chicago_History</a> <a href="http://t.co/RWiG1VeXw1">pic.twitter.com/RWiG1VeXw1</a></p>— Chet Coppock (@ChetCoppock) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChetCoppock/status/653554222198190080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Legendary Chicago sportscaster Chet Coppock passed away on Wednesday due to injuries he suffered as a passenger in a car accident on April 11th outside of Hilton Head, S.C. He was 70 years old.
Coppock was nicknamed "The Godfather of Sports Talk Radio," and was the special guest ring announcer for the portion of WrestleMania 2 that took place in Chicago. He also co-hosted Radio WWF with WWE Hall of Famer Gorilla Monsoon at WrestleMania X.
While Coppock was later critical of Vince McMahon, he would often post wrestling-related posts on social media and reminisce about the characters of the past.
WWE also acknowledged Coppock's passing, stating, "WWE extends its condolences to Coppock's family, friends and fans."
You can check out some of Coppock's social media posts below:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">remember when WWE used to drip with personalities like <a href="https://twitter.com/MachoManSavage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MachoManSavage</a>. 2day's <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a> is a bore fest <a href="https://twitter.com/StephMcMahon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StephMcMahon</a> <a href="https://t.co/bTEQYUDx5J">pic.twitter.com/bTEQYUDx5J</a></p>— Chet Coppock (@ChetCoppock) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChetCoppock/status/693459280377217024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Classy Freddie Blassie insisting I allow noted heel nicolia volkoff to sing the Russian national anthem during <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wrestlemainia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#wrestlemainia</a> II. <a href="https://twitter.com/RickKaempfer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RickKaempfer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BruceMiles2112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BruceMiles2112</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SLGreenberg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SLGreenberg</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/stevedahl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@stevedahl</a> <a href="https://t.co/jlAApNDYHi">pic.twitter.com/jlAApNDYHi</a></p>— Chet Coppock (@ChetCoppock) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChetCoppock/status/1040801576376590336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">where are you hiding good old WWF. i miss the characters <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWF?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWF</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a> had in the 80's and 90's. today's mat world is an <a href="https://twitter.com/StephMcMahon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StephMcMahon</a> drag. <a href="https://t.co/e2ADAFcMXU">pic.twitter.com/e2ADAFcMXU</a></p>— Chet Coppock (@ChetCoppock) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChetCoppock/status/799274910040387588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">From the kingdom of Uganda...weighing 365 pounds...he is attended by his manager the wizard and by his handler Kin Shee...he is Kamala the Ugandan Head Hunter..... the way back machine <a href="https://twitter.com/BruceWolfChi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BruceWolfChi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBBruceLevine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLBBruceLevine</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DannyMac670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DannyMac670</a> Gotta love the mat world <a href="https://t.co/K33HSxG8Wp">pic.twitter.com/K33HSxG8Wp</a></p>— Chet Coppock (@ChetCoppock) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChetCoppock/status/1107992622608588800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chicaghowrestling?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chicaghowrestling</a> history 101 w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AndretheGiant?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AndretheGiant</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Wrestlemania2?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Wrestlemania2</a> at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rosemonthorizon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#rosemonthorizon</a> in '86 <a href="https://twitter.com/Chicago_History?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Chicago_History</a> <a href="http://t.co/RWiG1VeXw1">pic.twitter.com/RWiG1VeXw1</a></p>— Chet Coppock (@ChetCoppock) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChetCoppock/status/653554222198190080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
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