The Cleveland icon is saying goodbye to a lengthy broadcasting career.
Longtime Browns play-by-play announcer Jim Donovan has called his last game for the team's radio network, he announced in a Thursday afternoon statement. Donovan, 68, has been dealing with cancer on and off for more than 20 years.
"My cancer is a defiant opponent and it has returned and very aggressively," Donovan said in a statement. "This will require me to devote everything I have in me to continue the fight and my family and I are committed to doing that." Donovan is an icon in and around Cleveland—having called games since Cleveland's 1999 return to the NFL—and has a national profile from previous work with NBC.
For the past 25 years, Jim Donovan has been synonymous with Browns football and the city of Cleveland. His undeniable imprint made on fans across the world with his passionate narration on game days has built a remarkable legacy.From 1987 to 1997, Donovan called NFL games nationally for the network while working for Cleveland's NBC affiliate. He also provided commentary for the Olympics and the World Cup.
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