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ESPN broadcaster Kirk Herbstreit announced Thursday that his dog, Ben, whom NFL and college football fans alike have become familiar with during various appearances, died at the age of 10.
"This is really hard to write but so many of you have loved and cared about Ben that I wanted to let you know," Herbstreit wrote. "We found out today the cancer had spread throughout Ben's organs and there was nothing left we could do-we had to let him go. I've had dogs my whole life but Ben was 1 on 1.