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Dan Cook, Sports Columnist Credited With 'Ain't Over Till the Fat Lady Sings,' Dies at 81
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Filed under: NFL Media WatchDan Cook, the San Antonio Express-News writer who coined one of the best-known phrases in sports, has died at age 81.Cook is credited in Bartlett's Quotations with first uttering, "The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings" in a 1978 television broadcast; he later said that it was a phrase he had coined in a previous newspaper column.Cook's sports writing career with the Express-News lasted more than a half century, and he covered sports figures including Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Bear Bryant and Tom Landry. The Express-News reported his death early today.Permalink | Email this |... [read full story]                    

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