Pat Summerall was an NFL broadcasting legend to many of us in the Boomer generation, and he was a football hero as well.
In 1996, Summerall and his wife built an 8,500-square-foot home on White Chapel Boulevard, cutting no corners, with one of the toniest addresses in Southlake.
They named their mansion Amazing Grace. In fact, the initials were engraved in the gleaming white marble floors of the foyer.
Early Friday morning, that home, which had changed owners three times since Summerall’s death, burned nearly to the ground.
A Massive Fire
According to DFW/NBC, the Southlake Fire Department was called to a fire at the home just after 5 a.m. When they arrived, the multi-million dollar mansion was engulfed in flames. Fortunately, it was unoccupied as it was undergoing renovation. By Friday afternoon, embers were still burning in several hotspots.
The home at 710 S. White Chapel Blvd. has apparently been added onto by subsequent owners, given the now 11,000 square feet. As yet, no cause of the massive fire — which reportedly affected water pressure in parts of Southlake — has been determined.
George Allen “Pat” Summerall, who is buried at DFW National Cemetery, died in 2013 at the age of 82.
According to public records, the home is now owned by George and Beverly Fox, who also own 715 White Chapel Blvd. Troy George, one of the most active agents in Southlake and Westlake, says he sold Pat and Cheri Summerall’s house to a Southlake family who restored it, then re-sold it about two years ago.
A new buyer purchased the former Summerall home about a month ago and the house was undergoing renovations.
