Jim Donovan, the Cleveland Browns’ longtime radio play-by-play man, died Saturday after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 68.
Donovan became the full-time voice of the Browns upon the team’s return to the NFL in 1999 and held the job until the start of this season when he retired to focus on his health.
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He was still attending training camp practices and called the team’s preseason games the week before his retirement. Donovan was a relentless worker whose energetic calls were recognized and treasured by Browns fans throughout the country. His signature call was “Run, William, Run” as William Green helped the Browns push toward the organization’s first new-era playoff
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