Kirk Herbstreit‘s grieving the lack of man’s greatest good friend … breaking down over his canine Ben’s demise reside on-air.
The soccer commentator appeared on ESPN’s “Faculty GameDay” Saturday morning … simply two days after he introduced he and his spouse needed to put down his golden retriever — who traveled with him to lots of his video games.
Thanks once more for all of the outpouring of affection for our Ben. I can’t let you know how a lot it means to me and my household.
He wasn’t simply my greatest good friend – he was America’s greatest good friend ❤️ pic.twitter.com/WtpR2fHjjq
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) November 9, 2024
@KirkHerbstreit
In the course of the broadcast, ESPN performed a clip all about Ben … with Kirk speaking about how he was way over only a canine or journey companion — and, clearly Ben’s nonetheless feeling very uncooked emotionally ‘trigger he might barely speak about Ben throughout the present.
Simply earlier than the clip, Kirk’s cohosts thanked him for sharing Ben with them … and the gang begins to chant out “We love Ben!” rhythmically.
It appears Kirk was supposed to talk a bit of extra about his pup … however, watch the video — he merely wasn’t capable of get the phrases out.
Ben rose to fame through the years … operating across the nation with Kirk and showing on a number of nationwide broadcasts. He was typically noticed roaming the fields amongst different gamers, coaches and Kirk’s colleagues.
Ben was 10.
RIP
