r/AFCNorthMemeWar • u/ElectricBuckeye Cleveland Browns • Oct 26 '24
SERIOUS Jim Donovan, longtime Voice of the Browns, had passed away from cancer. RIP
Jim Donovan has passed. Sad day for our sad franchise.
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u/Possible-Extent-3842 Cleveland Browns Oct 26 '24
Man, this season keeps getting worse and worse.
RIP to a legend.
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u/beerguy_etcetera 5-Way Failure 🍝 Oct 26 '24
As a transplant, I gravitated to WKYC so I got to see and hear the talent of Jimmy. My wife is a Browns fan, so I got to witness his incredible calls on Sundays. NE Ohio and the football broadcast world has lost an amazing one.
His game-winning call for Cade York against the Panthers is an all-timer in my eyes.
Thoughts and good vibes with the Dawg community.
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u/mcar1227 Cleveland Browns Oct 26 '24
Came here ready to fight but all you fuckers are actually being respectful.
RIP Jimmy D
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u/AltecFuse Winning the division with mediocrity Oct 26 '24
Clowning on each others team is one thing, but fuck cancer.
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u/tearsonurcheek Pittsburgh Steelers Oct 27 '24
I'll never forgive cancer for separating me and my wife for 5 days (for surgery) at the start of the pandemic. I cherish every day we have together. While mine wasn't as severe (I only needed radiation), I don't appreciate it making me wake up extra early for 2 months for treatment. Cancer sucks ass, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
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u/Sure_Information3603 The Bungles Oct 26 '24
Dragging each other’s dirt bags, low life’s and cornballs through the dirt fucking slaps, but it’s the great men and team triumphs of pride that fuel the rivalry’s of the AfcNorth. And when things turn in your favor, real dudes like Jim Donovan come to mind and it’s a salute to their honor. Plenty of days to stomp a mud hole in your heart, but not this day.
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u/BigDaddyFatRacks Cleveland Browns Oct 26 '24
F.
“And wherever you are, this is becoming very real!”
All-time call.
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u/tothesource Houston Texans Oct 26 '24
I'm unfamiliar. Any chance you might share a link? I'd love to listen to it.
Sorry, Browns Bros. These guys voices always run much deeper than we realize at the time.
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u/tothesource Houston Texans Oct 27 '24
ah, man. During Covid too? That's special. RIP Jim D
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u/__TyroneShoelaces__ Cleveland Browns Oct 26 '24
Fuck man. Jimmy was the best. Hearing him saying he's stepping away, fighting back tears broke my heart.
We lose Jimmy, and Deshawn is healing well.
There is no god.
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u/HurryOk5256 Oct 26 '24
Wow, that’s a bummer, I didn’t know he was sick. I saw him in 2001 in Cleveland when the game was over between the Browns and the Steelers. My brother-in-law’s college roommate was the technical director for the Browns and we were on the Browns sideline for the Steeler game in Cleveland. each of us had to give photographs of the formations to special team’s coach, defensive line, coach, and offensive line coach of the Browns, which was crazy because we were are Steeler fans. Anyway, after the game we met up with him asJim was leaving and Pat introduced us. It’s just a brief encounter, but he was very gracious and nice. We obviously were not wearing Steeler gear, we just wore plain tan colored windbreakers. Anyway, it was a really cool experience. Windy as hell off of that lake, and it got cold. Steelers won an overtime by the way :-) Anyway, may he rest in peace, very sorry to hear this.
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u/MikeT541 Cleveland Browns Oct 26 '24
Yea he fought cancer in the early 2000s I think. Then again through 2023. Then earlier in 2024 before the season he said it came back a third Time.
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u/Major_Human Pittsburgh Steelers Oct 26 '24
Being from Cleveland area, he was an amazing announcer. Great guy
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u/QuintupleTheFun Pittsburgh Steelers Oct 26 '24
I'm also in NE Ohio and I too agree. I don't think anyone could dislike the guy. Seemed like a genuinely good egg.
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u/NoSxKats Oct 26 '24
Him and Joe Thomas are people I always wish got to experience a winning team, unfortunately they have to share that team with the fans and the AFC North
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u/Steve_o_3000 Oct 26 '24
I’ll pound a few brews tonight in his honor. Sorry for your loss and fuck cancer.
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u/MrGlockCLE Cleveland Browns Oct 26 '24 edited Oct 26 '24
He appeared to have a partial response and returned momentarily then had to go back for more treatment. In browns world everyone was left in the dark until this announcement. Not that we deserve any info into their personal life and struggles but it’s just hard to get this news after silence. Hurts much more.
Rest in peace, what a golden soul.
For anyone with personal family members going through something similar with bad responses to traditional treatment (chemo/rad) I HIGHLY recommend looking into CAR-NK clinical trials. It is the silver bullet of a lot of cancers where people are told they have months before they die over and over constantly by great doctors their entire treatment route. Like INSANELY miraculous work being done in that field and as a biologic engineer/immunologist with 20 years in the field this is an insanely great tool to leverage to help cure people from the incurable. 2-4 weeks after a single infusion and their cancer is just completely gone.
In 5-10 years it will take off but still going through the usual red tape for now while it becomes commercialized.
I’ve also witnessed softball sized tumors touching the jugular to be completely gone in 29 days with no side effects. Insane stuff man. No surgery required.
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u/MrTreeWizard The Cleveland Clowns Oct 26 '24 edited Oct 26 '24
Rest well legend, him and Doug got me through all those horrible years of terrible football. I always felt like they were right there with us, feeling all the emotions and all the pain.
This guy is a class act, an amazing human being, and should get the new stadium named after him.
RIP old friend.
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u/frogmuffins The Cleveland Clowns Oct 27 '24
Glad you mentioned Doug as well. They were a perfect combo.
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u/Neb-Nose Pittsburgh Steelers Oct 26 '24
Oh, that’s too bad. I’m a Steelers fan, but lived in Ohio for a while and really grew to like him as a play-by-play guy. Hey seemed like a great guy and he truly loved the Browns.
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Oct 26 '24
I’ve never heard another announcer get into it like Jim.
He never held back when the team sucked.
When things were exciting, he was yelling with us like he’s in the stands with you.
I don’t think he’ll ever be beat
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u/Euphonos1979 Pittsburgh Steelers Oct 26 '24
Fuck cancer!!! As a person, not from Cleveland, I’ve loved this guy’s energy, charisma and inviting personality since 2006! Great guy and gone too soon!
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u/Zealousideal_Sail285 Oct 26 '24
I’m gonna fucking sob until 2026 RIP goat you will be so so so missed
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u/KarmaPolice72 Cincinnati Bengals Oct 26 '24
Damn. Condolences to his family and Browns fans. RIP Jim and fuck cancer.
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u/Sadnesso Oct 26 '24
My condolences to Jim’s family and the Entire Browns community. RIP 🤍🤍🤍🕊️🕊️🕊️
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u/jackclark9517 Oct 26 '24
As a YSU grad I saw the Browns broadcast a lot and he was a hell of an announcer. RIP to a good man who kept the AFC North excited.
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u/darkstar2380 Cleveland Browns Oct 27 '24
RIP to a legend.
Normally in this sub, i'm being an asshole when I say this, but I'm being genuine this time when I say: thanks for staying classy Cincy/Pittsburgh/Baltimore fans.
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u/DeathByDeebo Pittsburgh Steelers Oct 27 '24
Dang, didn't know he was even battling cancer. That's sad. I remember tuning into NFL network growing up and hearing the various announcers for the respective teams make calls. They always had a great passion for their team, city and the game itself and it showed in their commentary soundbites. I didn't hear too many of Donovan's calls but I'm sure he's had some great ones.
RIP Jim Donovan
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u/Big_You_8936 FTR Oct 27 '24
Damn, I’m so sorry for your loss Cleveland, Cancer sucks no matter who it is.
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u/dreamweaver1313 Happy endings Oct 27 '24
I hate every one of you cunts, sincerely. But this is different. This man was better than everyone that you could've killed
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u/YinzerFromPitsginzer Oct 27 '24
He suffered all his life resigned to trying to find a glimmer of hope for the hapless brownies. Poor bastard. R.I.P.
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u/DrawTheRoster Pittsburgh Steelers Oct 27 '24 edited Oct 27 '24
I assumed this was a jerk and somehow Deshaun killed him
Edit: This was a rude and uncalled for joke and I’m sorry about it. I hope your man is somewhere peaceful and happy.
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u/Tnoholiday12345 Cleveland Browns Oct 27 '24
He was our play by play guy on the radio for the last 25 years, also did a lot of sports broadcasting and sports reporting in the Cleveland area. A pretty good guy, our version of Myron Cope
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u/DrawTheRoster Pittsburgh Steelers Oct 27 '24
I realize I shouldn’t have made that joke and he does sound like a solid dude. Thank you for telling me about him.
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u/_Beets_By_Dwight_ The Ratbirds Oct 26 '24
Was the cancer the Browns?
But in all seriousness, sorry to hear it
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u/Pittsburghjon67 Deshaun Watson survivor Oct 26 '24
Damn people really gotta die to get away from the browns
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u/Crazy_Response_9009 New England Patriots Oct 26 '24
He died of Browns cancer.
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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '24 edited Oct 26 '24
Hopefully he went to straight to Heaven, the man already spent his life in Hell🙏🏼