NEW ORLEANS - JANUARY 16: Kurt Warner #13 of the Arizona Cardinals kneels and prays with players from both the Cardinals and the New Orleans Saints after the Saints won 45-14 during the NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Louisana Superdome on January 16, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Cardinals broadcaster and World Series champ Mike Shannon dies
St. LOUIS (AP) Mike Shannon, a two-time World Series winner and longtime St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster, has died. He was 83.
The Cardinals said he died Saturday night in St. Louis. The team did not cite the cause of death.
“Mike’s unique connection to Cardinals fans and his teammates was reflected in his unbridled passion for the game, the Cardinals and the St. Louis community,” Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt Jr. said in a statement Sunday.
Shannon spent 50 years in the broadcast booth, starting in 1972. That followed a short stint in the front office and a nine-year playing career with his hometown team, the first two seasons with future Hall of Famer Stan Musial.
