The NFL had Pat Summerall and John Madden, Major League Baseball had Vin Scully and Harry Caray and boxing had Howard Cosell.

Cedar Rapids — all of Eastern Iowa, really — had Bob Brooks.

Brooks, whose broadcasting career spanned seven decades, died Saturday at age 89.

Brooks had a passion for high schools sports and a devotion to the Iowa Hawkeyes, but he covered everything from professional baseball to the Olympics.