An emotional Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell fought back tears while awarding an honorary game ball to team play-by-play announcer Dan Miller on Sunday after the loss of his wife, Cynthia.’We’ll start with this,’ Campbell said holding up a football after Detroit’s 45-21 win over the Cardinals in Glendale, Arizona. ‘This ball to Dan Miller and his family.’Cynthia, who went by ‘Cindy,’ passed away at 63 on Saturday after battling cancer. She and her husband Dan shared four children and two grandchildren.’That was hard to hear, what they went through,’ Campbell continued. ‘I know it’s been a tough road for Dan. This is for him. Salt of the earth, man. Dan is salt of the earth, and I know this has been hard, and so — but now I know Cindy’s at peace, and we love you, Dan.’Miller was not on hand in Arizona on Sunday. Instead, Detroit Tigers play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti filled in for Miller as he mourned his wife’s passing.’Our thoughts are with Dan right now, all weekend, and for the future, with the loss of his wife of 33 years, Cindy, a couple of days ago,’ Benetti said during Sunday’s broadcast. ‘Dan is one of the most remarkable people I have met in my time in Detroit. One of the most sincere human beings you can possibly dream of. A fantastic voice of the Lions for more than two decades.’ Lions head coach Dan Campbell fought back tears while awarding an honorary game ball to team play-by-play announcer Dan Miller on Sunday after the loss of his wife, Cynthia Born Cynthia Biondi, according to The Detroit News, Cindy was working as a Westwood One radio producer when she met her husband, future Lions announcer Dan Miller Cynthia, who went by ‘Cindy,’ passed away at 63 on Saturday after battling cancer. She and her husband Dan shared four children and two grandchildrenLions quarterback Jared Goff also shared his condolences with reporters following the game.’We’re thinking about Dan,’ Goff began before getting choked up, just like his head coach. ‘We’re thinking about you, Dan. Love you, man.’He’s just an important piece of the culture here, he really is,’ Goff said of Miller. ‘His voice is Lions football, and he means a lot to us, he’s part of our family, and I talk to him weekly, and I know he’s in our hearts right now and all of our prayers.’Born Cynthia Biondi, according to The Detroit News, Cindy was working as a Westwood One radio producer when she met her husband. She would later become a familiar face at Lions games, typically sitting several rows behind the Detroit bench at Ford Field. Dan Miller is a beloved member of the Lions family after decades calling their games on radio Miller is pictured with his wife, Cindy, whom he shared 33 years and four children with ‘Cindy had a way of lighting up any room she entered,’ read her obituary from the Griffin Funeral Home. ‘Charismatic, funny, fearless, and full of life, she was someone people were naturally drawn to. Her warmth and accepting nature made everyone feel comfortable and included, while her fierce loyalty and protective spirit left no doubt about how deeply she loved those closest to her.’Cindy would later become a preschool teacher and in addition to her love for her family and students, was known for her kindness to pets.’She had an enormous love for animals, especially cats, fostering many and welcoming numerous furry companions into her home throughout the years,’ the obituary read. ‘Among them, Marvin, her soul cat who greeted her in heaven and Martha, her 17-year-old adopted dog, held an especially treasured place in her heart.’