To live like the Sports Pope costs a pretty penny.
Legendary ex-WFAN host Mike Francesa’s Long Island home sold for $7.5 million, according to Newsday, with a Zillow listing matching the property’s description stating the transaction happened Wednesday.
Francesa, 72, made a nice profit on the sale, having purchased the Manhasset residence for $5.2 million in 2008, per the Zillow listing.
The property spans approximately 1 1/2 acres, with the house filling 7,204 square feet and a cottage — featuring a golf simulator, kitchen and 2 1/2 full baths — sprawling 1,275 square feet.
The house is listed as having 20 total rooms, five bedrooms, 11 bathrooms (seven full, four half), four fireplaces, four patios, two walk-in closets, a spa bath, an elevator and outdoor kitchen.
The large estate, which was built in 1940 and remodeled in 2009, also features plenty of amenities, including a tennis court, bocce court, golf putting green and 20-by-40 gunite pool.
The taxes are listed at $74,818.
Francesa had been trying to sell the property for several years, per Zillow, with the residence being listed in 2023 for $10.5 million before dipping to $9.5 million in 2024 and $8.6 million in June 2025.
The sides came to agreement on April 23, per the listing.
Francesa is a Long Island native, having grown up in Long Beach before graduating from St. John’s.
He told the Sun Sentinel in 2019 he purchased property in Florida and planned to live there more once his children — Jack, Emily and Harrison — were in college.
All three have at least started college, as of 2026.
The iconic New York Sports radio personality now hosts his own self-named podcast after his legendary 30-plus-year WFAN run that began in 1989 and included some retirements and un-retirement.
He’s most known for co-hosting the popular “Mike and the Mad Dog” show alongside Chris Russo.
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