The football game on Monday night was supposed to be the headline. Instead, the broadcast paused for a far more personal moment, as ESPN honored longtime sports radio personality and Monday Night Football spotter David Moulton during the Cowboys-Eagles matchup at Lincoln Financial Field.
Moulton died over the weekend after a six-year battle with stage four renal cell cancer. He was 59.
During the fourth quarter, Troy Aikman and Joe Buck took time to remember Moulton, a colleague they knew well from years of working together on FOX NFL coverage on Thursdays and Sundays. The tribute hit hard, and Aikman was brought to tears on the air.
Aikman had already shared his feelings after Moulton’s death, calling him his“right -hand man,” and reflecting on what their working relationship became over time. “Since 2018, David Moulton has been my right-hand man in the broadcast booth,” Aikman wrote on Instagram.
“What started as a professional relationship became a friendship I have cherished. David was loyal, dependable and a warrior until the very end.
He deserved better.
"My heart breaks for his family and all who loved him. I’m grateful for the years we shared and will miss him deeply. Rest in peace, big guy.”
Moulton’s wife, Julie, confirmed his death on Saturday with a statement that described both his fight and the pain of losing him. “It is with a completely shattered heart broken into a million pieces I share that my loving husband, David, died last night while in hospice care at the Douglas Center for Caring,” she wrote, according to the Fort Myers News-Press.
“David battled stage four renal cell cancer for six long years. It metastasized to his bones two years ago.
He never stopped fighting or trying new treatments. He loved life and loved each and every one of you more than words can express.
We are so thankful for the love and support you all have given us.
“My sweet husband you are finally free of pain and with all our heavenly angels. Thank you for blessing us with the gift of you and for sharing your beautiful life with all of us.
Cherish every second and he did. Love you.”
The tribute served as a reminder of how much Moulton meant to the people around him, both in the booth and beyond it.
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