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Troy Aikman mourns longtime broadcast colleague David Moulton
David Moulton, a longtime football broadcast spotter, has died after battling renal cell cancer for nearly six years, his wife said.
He was 60 and worked with Troy Aikman and Joe Buck on ESPN’s Monday Night Football broadcasts.
Moulton helped the broadcast team by finding information and relaying it to the booth, and Aikman called him his right-hand man.
Aikman struggled to hold back tears as he remembered Moulton on air, and Buck joined him in honoring their colleague.
Aikman and former colleague Gary Danielson described Moulton as a trusted friend, while other broadcasters also shared tributes.
Moulton had also worked on Fox NFL coverage and CBS college football broadcasts; no further plans were given.
David Moulton, a longtime broadcast spotter and colleague of Troy Aikman, has died after battling renal cell cancer.
Aikman became emotional while remembering Moulton during a Monday Night Football broadcast with Joe Buck.
Moulton worked alongside Aikman on ESPN and Fox NFL coverage and was a spotter for CBS college football broadcasts.
Aikman said Moulton had been his right-hand man since 2018 and described him as a good man.
Gary Danielson said Moulton had been his researcher and spotter since 2006 and had become a trusted friend.
- Who
- David Moulton, a longtime broadcast spotter and colleague of Troy Aikman, has died.
- What
- Aikman and Joe Buck paid tribute to Moulton during a Monday Night Football broadcast.
- When
- The tribute was reported on October 27, 2026. The date of Moulton's death is not stated.
- Where
- During ESPN's Monday Night Football coverage.
- Why
- Moulton had died after battling renal cell cancer, according to the sources.
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Moulton began working as researcher and spotter with Gary Danielson's CBS college football crew.
Moulton became Aikman's right-hand man in the broadcast booth, according to Aikman.
Danielson said he had been praying the day would not come, referring to Moulton's death.
Aikman and Buck remembered Moulton during Monday Night Football coverage.
- Age
- 60
- Cause of death
- Renal cell cancer
- Aikman's broadcast colleague since
- 2018
- CBS college football crew
- Moulton worked with Gary Danielson since 2006
- Networks and coverage
- ESPN, Fox, CBS and NFL Radio
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What people are saying
He was a fighter right up until the end
He left a hole in a lot of people's hearts. Just a good man.
He is missed up here, and well said
More importantly for me, David grew into being my most trusted friend.
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