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

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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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ESPN announcer Dick Vitale and Mike Patrick get ready before the game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Duke Blue Devils at the Smith Center. (Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports)

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 was in the booth with former NFL quarterback Joe Theismann, and then Paul Maguire. 

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He was also well known for his roles in college football and basketball for the "Worldwide Leader in Sports." 

For college basketball, Patrick was most known as the voice for ESPN’s Women’s Final Four coverage, which began in 1996 to 2009. 

"Thursday Night Football" and "Saturday Night Football" saw Patrick provide play-by-play coverage for college football as well. 

ESPN television announcers Len Elmore (L) and Mike Patrick pose for pictures dressed in 1980s clothing before the start of a retro night game between the Virginia Cavaliers and the North Carolina Tar Heels in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on February 16, 2005, at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won the game 85-61.  (Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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