José Roberto "Pepe" Espinosa (born 1948 in

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- 2007) was a Mexican commentator for

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. Pepe Espinosa, as he was better known, had a

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degree at

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and was also an American football player for the team of that institution. He started in sports media in Mexican television at Imevision (now

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) in 1976 working along with

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where developed as one of the best NFL commentators Mexico has ever had

He also participated commenting

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(80's-2004),

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(1997–98 and 1998-99 seasons) and College Football (

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) games while in TV Azteca, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies for the

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from

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Barcelona 1992 The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

Atlanta 1996 The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

and

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and

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from

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and Salt Lake 2002. Pepe was a great defender of the sport culture, it gave messages in its narrations towards young people (his "brothers"), to direct them towards a total culture of the sport, so that it advised to them to train very hard, to go to the gyms, to eat nutritious, to study in the school, to respect to its teachers and trainers. It always alerted on the complications that emerged when having bad companies and as some professional players decreased their races by this fact. In 2004, Pepe Espinosa left TV Azteca after 28 years to join Fox Sports Latin America, where on January 16, 2007, he received a recognition for his 30 years transmitting the Super Bowl for

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audience. On July 4, 2007, Espinosa died due to a

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provoked by a

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which he was already some years fighting against.

Last Games Called

NBA: Game 5

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(TV Azteca) NFL:

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(Fox Sports) College Football:

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(Fox Sports) Olympic Hockey: 2002

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Gold Medal Game (TV Azteca) NHL:

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(TV Azteca)

References

External links

Article in Fox Sports Latin AmericaFox Sports celebra la participación #30 de Pepe Espinosa en Super Bowls
1948 births Sportspeople from Sinaloa National Football League announcers National Basketball Association broadcasters 2007 deaths National Hockey League broadcasters College football announcers People from Escuinapa de Hidalgo Instituto Politécnico Nacional alumni {{Mexico-tv-bio-stub