Crotchety, Bombastic, Intelligent, smoothe.....
all adjectives to describe Pat Marsden. Died today of Lung Cancer.
He was one of the best and I enjoyed watching and listening to him. He was one of the better ones.
Sun article from February
Marsden loses battle with Cancer
Marsden spent eight years as morning host of the Toronto all-sports radio station, leaving in May 2004. He is perhaps best known, however, for his play-by-play coverage of the Canadian Football League telecasts in the 1970s and 1980s. He also worked as host of the 1972 Canada-Soviet Union hockey summit series telecasts.
He was diagnosed with cancer after visiting his doctor about a pain in his lower back. Lung cancer was found and had spread into his bones.
''It's over for me, I know that,'' he told the Ottawa Sun in February. ''I expect I'll be gone sooner rather than later. I don't think I'll get more than six months. This is one you don't beat. There's no chance. Funny, eh? I've had every sickness known to man in my life except syphilis. I never thought I'd get this''
RIP - Pat Marsden
