Pete Medhurst, longtime voice of the Navy Midshipmen on the Navy Radio Network and WBAL Radio and one of the best radio play-by-play announcers in all of sports, died Monday night after a brave and inspirational battle against brain cancer.

Pete Medhurst, a longtime radio broadcaster for Navy athletics, has died. He was 55. Navy's athletic department, which spoke with Medhurst's family, announced his death on social media Tuesday. The Capital Gazette reported in late October that Medhurst was having surgery for a brain tumor.

The longtime radio voice lost his brief battle with cancer. He had broadcast 240 consecutive Midshipmen football games until November.

Pete Medhurst, a longtime broadcaster who earned the title of “Voice of Navy Athletics,” died Monday night after battling brain cancer. He was 55. Mr. Medhurst’s death was confirmed Tuesday morning by his wife Brenda Medhurst.