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Al McCoy passes away at 91
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2024 11:18 pm
by BurningHeart
How heartbreaking. The soundtrack to our team. This is so sad.
Re: Al McCoy passes away at 91
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 3:06 am
by Phystic
Figured it was coming once he retired, still sucks to hear. He was the voice of the Suns, all major Suns moments can be remembered in his voice.
RIP to an absolute legend.
Re: Al McCoy passes away at 91
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 3:21 am
by mkot
Shazam forever...RIP Al McCoy.
Re: Al McCoy passes away at 91
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 3:34 am
by MrMiyagi
The best to ever do it. Shazam!
Re: Al McCoy passes away at 91
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 6:35 am
by Bogyo
Tough loss, but a bit expected. He had a long and fulfilling life, doing what he loved. Too bad he couldn't see the Suns win their first chip ever.
Prayers up.
Re: Al McCoy passes away at 91
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 3:16 pm
by handsome salary
My dad and I would listen to Al call games in the 80s while driving or sitting in the kitchen. He's a big part of why Im a Suns fan.
Until his death my dad would turn off the sound of the TV and turn on ktar for each game.
RIP
Re: Al McCoy passes away at 91
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 3:26 pm
by bwgood77
What a legend. A great career. It's crazy thinking about him introducing Budenholzer. He looked like he was 65, tops.
Re: Al McCoy passes away at 91
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 10:39 pm
by TASTIC
Absolute legend and universally liked, which is a rarity in the NBA/media circles. Shazam.
RIP
Re: Al McCoy passes away at 91
Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2024 12:11 am
by lilfishi22
Absolute legend and all class
The Suns and the NBA as a whole were blessed to have him be part of its history and community
Re: Al McCoy passes away at 91
Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2024 3:04 am
by Frank Lee
Aww ****…. Inevitable, but still aww ****
I was slow to this news… was puzzled by the Cards announcer tossing in wammo and shazam. Nice touch
Nothing was better than dialing him in camping, driving, etc. im sad. Bet i listened to more games the first 10yrs than watched. (The pre-cable days). Deserves a bronze statue at the arena. Along with Westy, Cotton, the Hawk, Dick Van, Sweet D. (Do they already have something??)
So many classic phrases and nicknames.
‘The man with the velvet touch’ always my favorite. Hope somebody puts together a ‘greatest hits’ montage. Wasnt there a documentary when he retired?
Re: Al McCoy passes away at 91
Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2024 3:43 am
by lilfishi22
One thing I'm pretty confident about is that Ishbia will honour Al properly and deservedly.
Wouldn't be surprised if there was a statue or as someone on reddit mentioned, renaming the ring of honour into the Al McCoy Ring of Honor.
Re: Al McCoy passes away at 91
Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2024 4:02 am
by garrick
RIP.
So sad he never got to see us win a championship before he passed.
Re: Al McCoy passes away at 91
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2024 12:09 am
by TASTIC
Frank Lee wrote:Aww ****…. Inevitable, but still aww ****
I was slow to this news… was puzzled by the Cards announcer tossing in wammo and shazam. Nice touch
Nothing was better than dialing him in camping, driving, etc. im sad. Bet i listened to more games the first 10yrs than watched. (The pre-cable days). Deserves a bronze statue at the arena. Along with Westy, Cotton, the Hawk, Dick Van, Sweet D. (Do they already have something??)
So many classic phrases and nicknames.
‘The man with the velvet touch’ always my favorite. Hope somebody puts together a ‘greatest hits’ montage. Wasnt there a documentary when he retired?
Re: Al McCoy passes away at 91
Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2024 6:24 pm
by King4Day
I met him in Charlotte at a Hornets game years ago. That same year, I visited Phoenix (around 2017 if I recall) and met him there too and he said he remembered me when I mentioned I saw him in Charlotte too. Very nice in person. R.I.P. to the GOAT