Even though he called countless college football and basketball games, he is best known for his work on ESPN’s “Sunday Night Football” from 1987 through 2005.
ESPN announcer Mike Patrick, seen here at an event in 2005, has died at the age of 80. The longtime sportscaster was best known for his work on the network's “Sunday Night Football” from 1987 through 2005.
Patrick’s physician and longtime friend sent a text to friends of the longtime announcer that Patrick passed away in Fairfax, Virginia, on Sunday due to natural causes.“Mike Patrick called countless significant events over decades at ESPN and is one the most influential on-air voices in our history. In addition to calling ESPN’s first-ever regular season NFL game and voicing the ‘Sunday Night Football’ franchise, Mike’s work on college sports was exceptional,” said Burke Magnus, president of content for ESPN. “For 36 years, he called football and men’s and women’s basketball, including the Women’s Final Four and so many historic matchups between ACC rivals Duke and UNC. Our deepest condolences to Mike’s family and his many friends throughout the industry.” Even though he called countless college football and basketball games, he is best known for his work on ESPN’s “Sunday Night Football” from 1987 through 2005. Patrick was teamed with Roy Firestone for the first season in 1987, before Joe Theismann became the lead analyst the following season. Paul Maguire came aboard in 1998 to make it a three-man booth. Patrick missed most of the 2004 season due to open heart surgery.Builder Barry Swenson believed in struggling San Jose, Santa Cruz downtownsPope Francis’ funeral to be held Saturday, with public viewing starting WednesdayPope Francis’ legacy remembered in Bay Area for LGBTQ, immigration, environmental stands “Mike had great energy and a keen knowledge of ACC basketball, and I truly enjoyed sitting next to him calling so many special games over the years,” Vitale said in a statement. Patrick also did play-by-play for the women’s Final Four from 1996 through 2009 and the College World Series from 2003-14. Before joining ESPN, Patrick worked in radio in Somerset, Pennsylvania, and was the sports director at television stadiums in Jacksonville, Florida, and Washington, D.C. Patrick grew up in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor of arts degree in speech.Dear Abby: We thought we were talking privately, but it was caught on her doorbell video Oakland nonprofit ex-director, charged with pocketing $50k donation from Steph and Ayesha Curry, to plead guiltyMiss Manners: What do I say to their implication that my grandchildren aren't real?Bay Area tech staffing firm owner sentenced for visa fraud‘My whole delusion came crashing down’: Stanford grad sent to prison for running meth, cocaine ring that offered puppy time 'My whole delusion came crashing down': Stanford grad sent to prison for running meth, cocaine ring that offered puppy time
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