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Myron Cope Apologizes for Rambling Speech PITTSBURGH - When retired Pittsburgh Steelers radio announcer Myron Cope was given the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award at the Pro Football Hall of Fame over the weekend, he was given two minutes to speak. Cope rambled for 13 minutes and was eventually escorted back to his seat before he could finish. He apologized Monday for causing a scene, saying it was conceit. "People may think I'm senile, but I ain't. I thought I was a celebrity," the 76-year-old Cope said. While some fans in the audience booed, Cope used the speech to lobby for...