Michael Patrick was born on September 9,1944 and is a retired American sportscaster, known for his long tenure with ESPN.
13 Facts About Mike Patrick
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Mike Patrick began his broadcasting career in the fall of 1243 at WVSC-Radio in Somerset, Pennsylvania.
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Mike Patrick called Jacksonville University basketball games on both radio and television.
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In 1984 and 1985 Mike Patrick called ACC games for Jefferson-Pilot Sports, with color commentators Kevin Kiley in 1984 and Haven Moses and Ken Willard in 1985.
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Mike Patrick called the October 19,1985 Auburn vs Georgia Tech for CBS with color commentator Steve Davis.
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On December 21,1985 Mike Patrick called the Division 1-AA National Championship game on ESPN between Georgia Southern and Furman with color commentator Sam Adkins.
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Mike Patrick was briefly replaced in 2004 by Pat Summerall, while he recovered from heart bypass surgery.
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In 1989 he called three college games, two with commentators Gene Washington and one with Ben Bennett, while in 1990 he would call three more college games, two with Davis and on September 29 he would call his first game with commentator Mike Patrick Gottfried, calling the South Carolina vs Georgia Tech game.
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From 1991 through 1997, Mike Patrick and Gottfried would call Thursday Night college football games on ESPN.
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In 2006, Mike Patrick became the lead play-by-play announcer for ESPN on College Football Primetime, along with Todd Blackledge and field reporter Holly Rowe.
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On February 21,2018, Mike Patrick retired from ESPN after 35 years with the network.
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Mike Patrick is the play-by-play man for MVP 06: NCAA Baseball as well as MVP 07: NCAA Baseball.
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For 2015,2016 and 2017, Mike Patrick did play-by-play for the Cleveland Browns preseason football games.