Pat Hughes considers himself one lucky guy.
He grew up in San Jose, Calif., wanting to be either an NBA point guard or a major-leaguer but realized around age 17 he couldn’t realize either dream.
“He made some bad choices and passed away about 15 years ago, but he got me started in broadcasting,” he said. “He was a senior when I was a freshman in college, and he was taking broadcasting classes and dabbling in play-by-play. He suggested broadcasting, so I gave it a shot. I worked at it and took it seriously. I made a dedicated commitment, and I was lucky.”
“I was 27 when I called my first big-league game, so it’s not like I had to wait that long,” he said. “I was really lucky and I worked really hard to get there. I knew the competition was going to be severe and the odds were overwhelmingly against you ever doing a big league game. I thought I’d give it a shot, and if it doesn’t work out then I’ll go to Plan B.”“I don’t even know what Plan B was,” he said with a grin.
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