Legendary Kansas broadcaster Bob Davis dies just days after his wife

Bob Davis, the longtime dependable of Kansas Jayhawks hoops and football, has died, his household confirmed Friday via KU's diversion department. He was 80.

Davis died conscionable 1 week aft the decease of his woman Linda of much than 5 decades. A origin of decease was not instantly released. Kansas hoops caput manager Bill Self remembered Davis arsenic an "unselfish person."

"Bob was not lone superior astatine his craft, but helium was besides a terrific, humble and unselfish idiosyncratic that gave truthful overmuch of himself to truthful many," Self said. "Our hearts spell retired to the full family, particularly with his fantastic woman Linda passing conscionable past week."  

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Kansas Jayhawks broadcater Bob Davis speaks to the assemblage upon his status aft a crippled betwixt the Iowa State Cyclones and the Kansas Jayhawks astatine Allen Fieldhouse March 5, 2016, successful Lawrence, Kan. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Self's seventh-seeded Jayhawks were upset this week by Arkansas successful the NCAA Tournament. Davis' storied broadcasting tenure astatine Kansas began successful 1984 and lasted until his status successful 2016. He added his dependable to immoderate of the school's top sports moments.

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There was the 1988 nationalist title squad known arsenic "Danny and the Miracles" for its star, Danny Manning, that was led by Hall of Fame manager Larry Brown. And the nationalist rubric squad 20 years later, led by Self, that became known for "Mario's Miracle." Mario Chalmers' tying 3-pointer forced overtime against Memphis successful the finals.

Retiring Kansas Jayhawks broadcaster Bob Davis is recognized by diversion manager Sheahon Zenger during halftime of a crippled against the Iowa State Cyclones astatine Allen Fieldhouse successful Lawrence, Kan., March 5, 2016. (John Rieger/USA Today Sports)

Davis covered 8 trips by the Jayhawks to the Final Four, six vessel games successful shot and thousands of regular-season shot and hoops games. Many were spent alongside Max Falkenstien, his predecessor and aboriginal his workfellow and adjacent friend, who spent 60 years broadcasting the Jayhawks earlier his retirement. Falkenstien died successful 2019.

Former Kansas and North Carolina manager Roy Williams described Davis arsenic a University of Kansas "giant."

Logos of the Kansas Jayhawks and the Big 12 Dec. 4, 2018, astatine Allen Fieldhouse successful Lawrence, Kan.  (Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"Bob Davis was a fantastic announcer and loved KU," Williams said. "I was a caller coach, and helium helped maine immensely. He acceptable the barroom for each those I worked with later. He is simply a KU giant."

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Davis besides called the women's Final Four for CBS six times, and helium spent 16 years calling Kansas City Royals games connected vigor and television. He was voted the Kansas Sportscaster of the Year 14 times.

Davis is survived by his son, Steven, daughter-in-law Katie and 4 grandchildren.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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