Dave Walsh, the voice of Wyoming Cowboy football and basketball for the last 38 years, is retiring.
“It has been a privilege to be the ‘Voice of the Cowboys’ for 38 years. I truly feel like I’ve had the best play-by-play job in America. The people of Wyoming have been fantastic to me and my family. I feel truly blessed to have enjoyed so many wonderful relationships with fans, players, coaches and athletic support staff through the years, as well as sharing great relationships with other broadcasters around our state and around the country” Walsh said.
Walsh has been known as the “Voice of the Cowboys,” and has entertained fans since 1984.
“Seeing Dave step away completely is difficult for someone like me who grew up listening to Dave tell the great stories of Wyoming football and basketball,” Tom Burman, University of Wyoming Athletics Director said
“On behalf of our athletics department and as a fan myself, I want to thank Dave for his outstanding work for the past 38 years. He has been a great ambassador of UW Athletics, and we will be forever grateful.”
Walsh was hired as a broadcaster in 1984 by famous University of Wyoming alumnus and broadcasting legend Curt Gowdy, for whom Curt Gowdy State Park was named. Walsh began as the color analyst for Wyoming football before transitioning to broadcasting, running play-by-play duties for Cowboy basketball. He then took over the same duties for football in 1985 and has been in this role since.
“We can’t thank Dave enough for his long-time commitment to the Cowboys,” Brad Poe, General Manager of Wyoming Sports Properties said.
“Dave is a Wyoming legend and will be remembered in homes all over Wyoming for many years to come. His voice will carry on in the hearts of Cowboy fans forever.
Although Walsh will be stepping down from his duties, it will not be an unfamiliar “changing-of-the-guard” that happens, as Reece Monaco, another broadcaster for Cowboy football and basketball, will be taking over the duties.
“I am incredibly honored,” said Monaco. “My first experience with Wyoming football and basketball was listening to Dave Walsh and Kevin McKinney. Dave is and will always be the ‘Voice of the Cowboys’ to an entire generation of Cowboys fans and will be greatly missed by me and the fans who have grown to love his amazing voice. Dave is a friend and mentor, and to say I have big shoes to fill is an understatement. With so many outstanding sportscasters in Wyoming, I am thrilled that Tom Burman and Brad Poe have the faith in me to step into this role and bring Wyoming football and basketball to Cowboys fans in Wyoming and around the country.”
Monaco took over Cowboy basketball play-by-play duties in 2020, while Walsh continued with football. Monaco will become just the third person to hold the title of “Voice of the Cowboys.”
