Pat Caputo, longtime voice of Detroit sports media, dies after cancer battle
Longtime Detroit sports columnist and radio personality Pat Caputo has died after battling Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, according to his family.
The Detroit sports community lost one of its most recognizable voices on Thursday as longtime columnist and radio personality Pat Caputo passed away following a battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The news was shared by Caputo’s family via his Facebook page in a brief statement posted to social media: “Today May 7th we lost Pat to cancer. Pat was surrounded by his family.
Thank you for all your support. ” Caputo revealed publicly on January 5 that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer after weeks away from the public eye. In his announcement, he described the disease as a “death sentence” and said additional health complications had landed him in intensive care for several days.
For decades, Caputo was one of the most familiar and opinionated voices in Detroit sports media. Known to many fans as “The Book” because of his deep knowledge of sports history, Caputo built a career that stretched across newspapers, radio, television, and podcasts. He spent 37 years at the Oakland Press before continuing his work with 97.
1 The Ticket and FOX 2 Detroit. A graduate of Michigan State University, Caputo became a trusted voice covering the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Detroit Pistons, and Detroit Red Wings over a career that spanned more than four decades. He earned numerous honors throughout his career, including recognition among the nation’s top sports columnists by the Associated Press Sports Editors.