Our amazing father, Billy, has passed.
We take peace knowing that hes in heaven with Barb.
Fellow analyst Dick Vitale sent his condolences in an online post.
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My [prayers] go out to Billys son @MarkPacker & the entire Packer family.
Always had great RESPECT for Billy & his partners Dick Enberg & Al McGuire-they were super.
He began his broadcasting career in 1972 in Raleigh, NC.
He quickly moved up the ranks, then joined NBC in 1974.
He remained there until 1981, then joining CBS.
Packer also wrote multiple books.
One of his best-known was the memoirHoops: Confessions of a College Basketball Analystin 1985.
No information on survivors or memorial plans was immediately available.
