Bill Walton's longtime broadcast partner Dave Pasch and other media peers remember ex-commentator after death: 'Love you my friend' READ MORE: Bill Walton dies at 71 after battle with cancer READ MORE: Bill Walton's funniest moments as a legendary commentator By Jake Nisse Published: 18:34 EDT, 27 May 2024 | Updated: 19:10 EDT, 27 May 2024 e-mail View comments Bill Walton's death at the age of 71 on Monday sparked a flood of heartfelt tributes from his sports media peers - including his longtime broadcast partner Dave Pasch. Pasch, who worked with Walton at ESPN for 12 years calling Pac-12 college basketball, took to X to memorialize the NBA Hall of Famer and legendary commentator, who died after a battle with cancer . 'There will never be another Bill,' Pasch wrote as she shared a photo of the eccentric Walton calling a Pac-12 game in a tank top.
'Love you & miss you my friend.' Pasch also described their 'special friendship' on SportsCenter . Bill Walton and Dave Pasch (right) spent more than a decade working together for ESPN Pasch shared a photo to X of Walton calling a college basketball game with a tank top on 'He used to tell me a lot, he'd take the headset during a commercial break and just say to me, 'I love you, but don't tell anybody.
' 'Because he enjoyed the fact that I was the sparring partner [on air], and he could have fun with me and just take shots at me. And I knew that it was all part of the game. And that off the air, we had a great friendship, Bill paid f.
