Pete Medhurst, the voice of Navy football for the past 12 years, dies at age 55

Navy players pose with the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl trophy following the Armed Forces Bowl NCAA college football game against Oklahoma, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. Navy won 21-20.

Navy players pose with the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl trophy following the Armed Forces Bowl NCAA college football game against Oklahoma, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. Navy won 21-20. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)


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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Longtime Navy athletics broadcaster Pete Medhurst has died. He was 55. Navy's athletic department, which spoke with Medhurst's family, announced his death on social media Tuesday. The Capital Gazette reported in late October that Medhurst was having surgery for a brain tumor. Medhurst was the voice of Navy football for the past 12 years and had been with the Navy Radio Network since 1997 broadcasting football, basketball, lacrosse, baseball, volleyball, swimming and wrestling. He was the voice of Navy lacrosse for 24 years. Medhurst also handled football play-by-play for HDNet and CBS Sports Network and lacrosse for ESPNU and the Big Ten Network. He filled in on radio broadcasts for the Washington Nationals as well.

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