Longtime College Football Announcer Dead At 55 On Tuesday
01/21/2025 03:47 PM
The college football community and the world of sports media is mourning the loss of a longtime commentator on Tuesday.
Pete Medhurst, known as the voice of Navy Athletics, died at the age of 55 on Monday night. According to his wife, Medhurst died from an aggressive form of melanoma cancer. After having surgery to remove a brain tumor back in November, Medhurst spent his final days resting with his loved ones.
"We are heartbroken and devastated. Thank you so much to everyone for their many months of thoughts and prayers for Pete and our family. We are very blessed to have such amazing family and friends. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers," Medhurst's wife Brenda said in a social media post.
Medhurst is survived by his wife and three children, and many in the greater Washington D.C. area are mourning after the news of his passing.
Medhurst began covering sports at Navy back in 1997, and he called 240 consecutive Navy football games before surgery forced him out of the booth in November. He also called lacrosse games on the Big Ten Network, and was an anchor and host on Washington D.C.'s 106.7 The Fan for many years.
"He put a ton of time and preparation into every broadcast he did," said Scott Strasemeier, Navy's senior associate AD for sports information.
"Didn't matter what sport, who the opponent was. He treated every broadcast the same, and that was to give his best effort."
Navy Athletics also issued a statement, calling Medhurst a great "broadcaster, friend, father and husband," noting that he touched many lives during his time covering games for the program and for the Academy.
Strasemeier said that the loss of Medhurst will be "a hole we can't replace" at Navy.
"We'll move forward, but Pete will never be replaced, and he'll never be forgotten. And he's had so many iconic calls during his time, and those will live forever."
We'll see what the future holds for Navy, but it's clear that their games won't sound quite the same without Medhurst's iconic calls after so many exciting years.
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