Andy Rooney, RIP: 10 of His Best Commentaries [VIDEO]

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In addition to his 33 years of presenting his humorous commentaries on the long-running CBS newsmagazine, Rooney had a distinguished career that started with reporting for the U.S. Army newspaper Stars & Stripes during World War II, working with pioneer television journalists Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow.

After the war, he was a writer for a variety of humorists and broadcasters such as Arthur Godfrey, and then began writing and reporting for CBS News, where he won multiple awards for his sharp, witty essays he wrote for CBS correspondent Harry Reasoner.

But it was in 1978 when he became one of America's favorite television personalities, delivering his acclaimed commentaries on 60 Minutes entitled “A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney.” His funny, touching, insightful and sometimes controversial opinions entertained and sometimes angered millions of television viewers.

Spend a few minutes with Mr. Rooney yourself, with these ten examples of his best work:

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