Overview

• Mike Patrick, a pioneering ESPN play-by-play announcer, passed away at 80, with his death confirmed by his doctor and the City of Clarksburg, West Virginia.
• Patrick's career at ESPN spanned 36 years, during which he became the voice of 'Sunday Night Football' from 1987 to 2005 and called ESPN's first regular-season NFL game in 1987.
• He was a key figure in college sports broadcasting, covering over three decades of ACC basketball championships, the Women's Final Four (1996–2009), and the College World Series.
• Patrick began his broadcasting journey in 1966, working in radio and local television before joining ESPN in 1982, where he became a defining voice in sports media.
• Tributes from colleagues and fans highlight his legacy as one of ESPN's most influential voices, with Burke Magnus, ESPN's president of content, calling him 'one of the most influential on-air voices in our history.'