Andrew J. Jick (May 9, 1952 – May 3, 2019) was an American public address announcer for the Boston Celtics and the Boston College Eagles. He was the PA announcer for the Boston Celtics, an NBA men's basketball team, from 1980 to 1997,[1][2] and the Boston College Eagles at Conte Forum from 2001 to 2019.[3]
During tenure with the Celtics, Jick was the P.A. announcer during the NBA Finals five times (1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1987). He was also the Celtics' final P.A. announcer at the Boston Garden and the first Celtics' announcer in FleetCenter. Before becoming the team's PA announcer, Jick worked for nine years for the team as a statistician and Wives' Room host.[1]
After 2001, Jick was the public address announcer for the Boston College Eagles men's basketball team.[3] He was the P.A. announcer during the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for first-round games played in the FleetCenter.[4] He died in his sleep on May 3, 2019, at the age of 66.[5][6][7]
References
- 1 2 Steve Bulpett (October 4, 1997). "Basketball; Jick jettisoned in PA switch". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
- ↑ "Jick a natural as Celtic voice". The Boston Globe. 9 May 1991. p. 90. Retrieved 12 June 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Mike Shalin (November 6, 2001). "Colleges; Bell may rebound early". Boston Herald.
- ↑ Steve Bulpett (March 23, 2003). "NBA Notes – NBA is cool to kid stuff". Boston Herald.
- ↑ "Andy Jick, longtime P.A. announcer for Celtics, BC, dead at 66 - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.(subscription required)
- ↑ Marvin Pave (10 May 2019). "Andy Jick, former voice of the Celtics and other teams". Boston Globe. p. C10. Retrieved 12 June 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Longtime Celtics, Boston College announcer Andy Jick dies at 66". Record-Journal. Associated Press. 5 May 2019. p. B5. Retrieved 12 June 2022.