Mike Patrick, Longtime ESPN Play-by-Play Man, Dies at 80
Mike Patrick, the amiable play-by-play man who called NFL games and Acc basketball contests during his 36 years at ESPN, has died. He was 80.
Patrick died Sunday of natural causes in Fairfax, Virginia, officials from his hometown of Clarksburg, West Virginia, announced.
Patrick started out at ESPN in 1982 and was the voice of its Sunday Night Football package, working mostly alongside Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire, from 1987-2005 (he called the network’s first NFL game). He retired two months after leading the Liberty Bowl telecast on Dec. 30, 2017.
He called more than 30 Acc basketball championships, working alongside analyst Dick Vitale for so many historic matchups between Duke and the University of North Carolina, and anchored the Women’s Final Four from 1996-2009.
He warmly opened each telecast with, “It’s great to have you with us.”
“Mike Patrick called countless significant events over decades at ESPN and is one of the...
Patrick died Sunday of natural causes in Fairfax, Virginia, officials from his hometown of Clarksburg, West Virginia, announced.
Patrick started out at ESPN in 1982 and was the voice of its Sunday Night Football package, working mostly alongside Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire, from 1987-2005 (he called the network’s first NFL game). He retired two months after leading the Liberty Bowl telecast on Dec. 30, 2017.
He called more than 30 Acc basketball championships, working alongside analyst Dick Vitale for so many historic matchups between Duke and the University of North Carolina, and anchored the Women’s Final Four from 1996-2009.
He warmly opened each telecast with, “It’s great to have you with us.”
“Mike Patrick called countless significant events over decades at ESPN and is one of the...
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