Mike Patrick, longtime ESPN play-by-play announcer, dead at 80

Mike Patrick, a 36-year play-by-play announcer for ESPN, died of natural causes on Sunday. 

Patrick was 80 years old. 

Patrick’s doctor, as well as the City of Clarksburg, West Virginia, confirmed the longtime broadcaster’s death on Tuesday. 

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After starting his career in 1982, Patrick became well known as the voice of ESPN’s "Sunday Night Football," a role he starred in for 18 years. 

He began that job in 1987, calling some of the best in NFL primetime until 2005. He wa...