there was nothing like turning on espn and watching a random night game with him calling it. class act.

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/44803930/mike-patrick-espn-play-play-voice-36-years-dies-80
Mike Patrick, who spent 36 years as a play-by-play commentator for ESPN and was the network's NFL voice for "Sunday Night Football" for 18 seasons, has died at the age of 80.

Patrick died of natural causes on Sunday in Fairfax, Virginia. Patrick's doctor and the city of Clarksburg, West Virginia, where Patrick originally was from, confirmed the death Tuesday.

Patrick began his play-by-play role with ESPN in 1982. He called his last event, the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, on Dec. 30, 2017.

was meant for oksports