Stan Richards (announcer)
Stan Richards | |
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Born | c. 1931 Mississippi, United States |
Died | May 22, 1991 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Public address announcer |
Years active | 1973 – 1991 |
Stan Richards (c. 1931 – May 22, 1991) was a
Career
Richards, who made his debut in December 1973, was the Suns' arena voice for 17 seasons at
NBA for prompting a public address announcer into making an "intimidating announcement".[3]
Deteriorating health and death
After suffering a series of microstrokes in December 1989, which forced him to miss only the second game of his career,[4] Richards decided to retire in August 1990.[5] He remained with the Suns in an advisory capacity during the 1990–1991 season but came out of retirement in April to announce the Suns' two home playoff games against the Utah Jazz. A few days later, he was hospitalized after suffering a mild heart attack.[5]
Richards died at home in his sleep on May 22, 1991.[5]
References
- ^ Bob McManaman (24 January 1986). "Your Phoenix Suns". The Arizona Republic. pp. SE9–SE10. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Crawling Towards Respectability". NBA.com. Phoenix Suns. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- The Chicago Tribune. 2 April 1987. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Lee Shappell (22 August 1990). "Richards retires as Suns' PA voice". The Arizona Republic. pp. C1, C7. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Lee Shappell (23 May 1991). "Richards, 'voice' of Suns, dies". The Arizona Republic. pp. E1, E4. Retrieved 14 March 2020.