India, Oct. 24 -- Dan Davis, a longtime ESPN Radio broadcaster and one of the network's founding voices, has passed away at 84, the ESPN network announced Wednesday. Widely recognized for his distinctive presence in sports radio, Davis was fondly called "The Duke" by his friends and coworkers.

The network confirmed his death in a post on X, tweeting, "ESPN remembers Dan Davis, an ESPN Radio founding member, who passed away Wednesday."

Davis became part of ESPN Radio at its inception in 1992 and continued working for the network until retiring in 2011. Over nearly 20 years, he regularly provided updates for SportsCenter.

Davis started out in broadcasting by covering high school football before going on to become a recognizable voice at ...