Gil Santos (born April 19, 1940 - April 19, 2018) is a longtime sportscaster and is the current voice of the New England Patriots. He was paired with Gino Cappeletti for every season except the 2001 season when he was hospitalized badly due to illness and replaced by Pete Brock for the first eight games. Capalleti would retire after the 2011 NFL season and was replaced by Scott Zolak as color commentator. He also called games for the Boston Celtics, Boston College Eagles football, Providence Friars basketball, Portland Breakers, and Penn State Nittany Lions football.