Kirk Herbstreit shares personal letter from President Biden after loss of beloved dog Ben

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Less than a month after sharing the heartbreaking news of the death of his beloved dog, ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit shared a letter he received from President Biden expressing his condolences. 

Herbstreit shared the news on social media last month that he had to make the difficult decision to put down his golden retriever, Ben, after his battle with cancer.

Ben, ESPN commentator Kirk Herbstreit's dog sits on the field before a game between the Oklahoma Sooners and Tennessee Volunteers at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.  (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)

"This is really hard to write but so many of you have loved and cared about Ben that I wanted to let you know. We found out today the cancer had spread throughout Ben's organs and there was nothing left we could do – we had to let him go," Herbstreit wrote.

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News of Ben’s passing drew an outpouring of support from the college football community. 

Ben’s popularity also apparently reached the White House.

"Politics aside — REALLY honored to receive this personal note from @POTUS sharing his appreciation and compassion for the loss of our beloved Ben," Herbstreit wrote in a post on X Wednesday.  

Kirk Herbstreit's dog looks on from the set of ESPN's "College GameDay" in the McMicken Commons at the University of Cincinnati Nov. 5, 2021, in Cincinnati.  (Imagn)

"I can only hope that Ben knows how many people he touched."

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The letter from Biden, dated Nov. 22, spoke about Ben’s affect on the community. 

"Ben brought so much