Ethan in Cleveland Posted October 27 Posted October 27 https://www.news5cleveland.com/sports/browns/jim-donovan-the-beloved-voice-of-the-cleveland-browns-has-died-at-68 Jim Donovan passed away after a very long cancer diagnosis. He was as much a legend in Cleveland as Van Miller was in Buffalo. Genuinely good guy. I met him once many years ago. He did TV work for NBC for 10 years. His first NBC game he was asked to fill in for someone and that started a ten year career in television. He called several Bills games back in the SuperBowl years. He was named radio announcer when Browns came back to Cleveland and NFL in 1999. 3 3 1 Quote
buffblue Posted October 27 Posted October 27 Still remember his call of Kelly's TD run to beat Miami in the 89 opener on NBC. He made the games very exciting to listen to without shouting or being over the top. RIP to a great play by play guy 3 Quote
SoonerBillsFan Posted October 27 Posted October 27 1 hour ago, Ethan in Cleveland said: https://www.news5cleveland.com/sports/browns/jim-donovan-the-beloved-voice-of-the-cleveland-browns-has-died-at-68 Jim Donovan passed away after a very long cancer diagnosis. He was as much a legend in Cleveland as Van Miller was in Buffalo. Genuinely good guy. I met him once many years ago. He did TV work for NBC for 10 years. His first NBC game he was asked to fill in for someone and that started a ten year career in television. He called several Bills games back in the SuperBowl years. He was named radio announcer when Browns came back to Cleveland and NFL in 1999. Prayers for him and his family 1 Quote
Let's Go Buffalo Posted October 27 Posted October 27 Prayers up for the entire family! R.I.P. Mr. Donovan Quote
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted October 27 Posted October 27 1 hour ago, buffblue said: Still remember his call of Kelly's TD run to beat Miami in the 89 opener on NBC. 1 3 Quote
buffblue Posted October 28 Posted October 28 5 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: Still get chills from that one. The entire last 4 minutes of Buffalo's rally from down 24-13 was just incredible announcing. The guy had you on the edge of your seat. 1 Quote
ProcessImproverMan Posted October 28 Posted October 28 Dude truly carried a heavy burden being a Browns fan. RIP to him. A truly great announcer and part of NFL History Quote
Ethan in Cleveland Posted October 28 Author Posted October 28 5 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: Weird when he said on the 8 yard line, I thought for a moment I had misremembered the play all these years. But it was from the three.... Quote
BobbyC81 Posted October 28 Posted October 28 12 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: That was one of those “they’ll never expect this “ calls that worked. 1 Quote
GunnerBill Posted October 28 Posted October 28 He was before my time but watching the clip of the Kelly touchdown he has the same trait that all old play by play guys seemed to have - he just says what he can see. It is the same with the great old soccer play by play guys over here. They didn't overcomplicate they described what was happening. I feel like both sides of the pond we have a generation of announcers constantly searching for the soundbite. The irony is the soundbites come naturally when you just do your job. 1 Quote
T master Posted October 29 Posted October 29 On 10/27/2024 at 12:15 PM, Ethan in Cleveland said: https://www.news5cleveland.com/sports/browns/jim-donovan-the-beloved-voice-of-the-cleveland-browns-has-died-at-68 Jim Donovan passed away after a very long cancer diagnosis. He was as much a legend in Cleveland as Van Miller was in Buffalo. Genuinely good guy. I met him once many years ago. He did TV work for NBC for 10 years. His first NBC game he was asked to fill in for someone and that started a ten year career in television. He called several Bills games back in the SuperBowl years. He was named radio announcer when Browns came back to Cleveland and NFL in 1999. CANCER SUCKS !!! Prayers for his family RIP !!! Quote
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