Dan Patrick obit for the files ....

2009-07-02T03:38:38-04:00

2009-06-30T10:44:14-04:00

2009-07-02T03:38:37-04:00

km9000

No City 570890

15 "Here lies Dan Theodore Patrick: Death stopped him. This casket contains him." 5949748

2009-07-01T15:48:10-04:00

idicula1979

No City 785375

14 Great product mentions, you might have a future in NASCAR 5945520

2009-07-01T10:10:40-04:00

faithrider

No City 804391

13 Very funny! Nice job by all. My passion bucket is over flowing! 5939033

2009-07-01T06:45:14-04:00

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iamwhoiam

754844

12 Dans last words were probably more like "just keep that **** olbermann away from me, he'll kill my ratings..." 5936803

2009-07-01T01:58:17-04:00

tufftimes

No City 804224

11 the headline should read "THATS JUST IT" 5936508

2009-06-30T18:54:10-04:00

naturesgod

Hamilton 413439

10 Priceless!!!! 5933607

2009-06-30T18:41:24-04:00

mmorse

No City 804114

9 Hair Today. Gone Tomorrow. 5933529

2009-06-30T17:12:27-04:00

2Cents

Los Angeles 403077

8 I undersand Chris Mortensen just confirmed Dan's fake-death. 5932668

2009-06-30T13:02:05-04:00

griffinspc

No City 563169

7 You forgot; Dan's hair will forever be immortalized in the Broadcasters Hall of Fame. 5928546

2009-06-30T12:42:07-04:00

raider7534

honolulu 467165

6 I feel that Mickey Rivers should give the eulogy. 5928242

<table class="cnnDP_inlineL" style="width: 350px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div><img class="photo" title="Dan and Brooklyn" src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/37881/tx_dp_brooklyn2.jpg" alt="Dan and Brooklyn" width="350" /></div> <div class="cnndp_photo_caption">Brooklyn Decker and Dan Patrick entertain a nation.</div> <div class="cnndp_photo_caption">Randall Grant/SI</div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> (This is pure fiction. Dan is fine. But why wait until he dies to honor him?) The nation has lost its voice. Legendary sports broadcaster Dan Patrick passed away Tuesday from complications due to carrying multiple sports networks on his back for so many years. As first reported by Kevin Love on Twitter, Patrick died peacefully in his Select Comfort bed on Tuesday. Patrick was known for reinventing sports television and entertaining a nation on the radio airwaves for decades. "Dan died the same way he lived. With a full passion bucket," said UCLA football coach Rick Neuhseisel. Several luminaries from the world of sports and entertainment are expected to be on hand at Patrick's funeral. Reggie Miller and John Smoltz will give eulogies and Hootie will lead an all-star tribute concert. Dan couldn't decide which four bands he wanted to play, so Richard Marx, the News and Ruben Studdard will perform. Tickets for the funeral are available at StubHub.com. Patrick's renowned Dan-Nettes held a special session of beers and wings to commemorate their leader's death. "I can't believe he's gone. I had a great poll question for tomorrow, too," Paul Pabst said. "Dan Patrick ... Heaven or Hell?" Patrick Seton O'Connor, who vowed to eat only meat for the next month, commented "sick dude." Todd Fritz was busy booking guests for the funeral and unavailable for comment. Andrew "McLovin'" Perloff was last seen perched on the rail of the Brooklyn Bridge screaming "What's the point?" Keith Olbermann: "If the Republicans weren't fighting Obama's healthcare plan, this never would have happened." Calls have already been made to LegalZoom.com to ensure there is no controversy about who will get DP's many treasured items, including his Emmys, Randy Jackson glasses and lava lamp. For everyone in the Locker Room, Dan's final words were that he was looking forward to the afterlife. 69161 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/397/2/thumb/Perloff.jpg 538 NY

Andrew Perloff

New York 3992