I’ve spent more time with Dan Patrick than with most friends or family members. ESPN used to be my must-see-tv every night until I got a wife and kids. And bringing the sports to me intelligently, sarcastically, wittily, and groundbreakingly was the fab duo of Patrick and Olbermann.
I’m sure it’s the same for millions of other guys out there. Dan Patrick meant sports – delivered in compelling ways. Dan Patrick also meant trust. If Dan’s saying it, you can believe it.
Now that he’s got his own national radio show, I believe that trust carries over. He seems to be the voice of reason and calm in a sports world gone crazy. And one recognizes the Dan Patrick voice in an instant. I had the fortune to have lunch with him at Morton’s in Burbank, CA and I heard him a few steps before I saw him and shook his hand.
And what a nice guy. I work with a bunch of sports nuts (the founders and CEO of the company) so I think we were all a little tentative about talking sports with a guy that talks sports for a job…but outside of some business, the lunch was spent talking about the Lakers, Celtics, Cubs, Tiger Woods, and some college ball. We couldn’t have wished for better conversation.
If you’re an advertiser with some bucks, and the demo is right, give the Dan Patrick endorsement a shot (if he’ll have you). Your Brand will be en fuego.
Here’s a pic with Brian Liu, Brian Lee, John Suh and me with Dan in Burbank.
