John “Jack” Lloyd, who was the longtime P. A. announcer for University of Notre Dame basketball and football, passed away on September 17.  He was 79.

We recently ran a story about current football announcer Mike Collins who just announced his 200th Irish football game.

SportsAnnouncing.com: Notre Dame’s Mike Collins to Announce 200th Home Game Tonight

Lloyd set the standard for announcing at Notre Dame and the story posted by the basketball team on their page on the Notre Dame athletics website gives you an inside look at an historical figure in South Bend.

University of Notre Dame Website: Longtime Notre Dame athletics announcer John Lloyd passes away