Beano Cook: ESPN's Pope of College Football Dies at 81

Beano Cook was an American sports commentator. Born Carroll Hoff Cook on September 1, 1931, in Boston, he graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1954.

He was ABC Sports' media director from 1966 to 1974 and then worked as a studio commentator for ESPN from 1986. He was known as the Pope of College Football for his encyclopedic knowledge and witty predictions.

He got his nickname from a Pittsburgh neighbor's reference to Boston as Beantown. Cook died in his sleep in Green Tree, Pennsylvania, on October 11, 2012, at age 81.

Achievements: ESPN college football commentator.

Birth: September 1, 1931 - Boston, Massachusetts.

Profession: Sports commentator.

Interesting Facts: He was a native of Boston.