Personal Life
Pardee has been married for 50 years to Phyllis Lane Perryman and has five children and 12 grandchildren. Pardee's youngest son, Ted, is the color commentator for the Houston Cougars football radio broadcasts.
In November 2012, Pardee was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer, and is reported by his family to live at least six to nine more months. The cancer had spread to other organs, and Pardee will move to a Denver hospice.
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