BRISTOL. Conn. (AP) — Mike Patrick, ESPN’s first play-by-play announcer for its NFL coverage, has died. He was 80. Patrick’s physician and longtime friend sent a text to friends of the longtime announcer that Patrick passed away in Fairfax, Virginia, on Sunday due to natural causes.

Mike Patrick, a long-time ESPN play-by-play man who achieved a degree of infamy in this state with one awkward moment during the 2007 Alabama-Georgia football game, has died. He was 80. Patrick’s death was announced by ESPN, for whom he called games in a variety of sports from 1982-2017. He died of natural causes on Sunday in Fairfax, Va.