A FAREWELL TO NEW MEXICO’S LEGENDARY SPORTSCASTER MIKE ROBERTS ON SUNDAY AT THE PIT. FORMER PLAYERS, FANS, FAMILY AND CO-WORKERS GATHERED THERE TO HONOR ROBERTS, WHO DIED OF CANCER EARLIER THIS MONTH. HE WAS 83 YEARS OLD.
ROBERTS IS ONLY THE THIRD PERSON WITH A VIEWING AT THE PIT. THE OTHER ARE LEGENDARY LOBO BASKETBALL COACH BOB KING AND BOXING CHAMPION JOHNNY TAPIA.