The ‘Voice of the Suns’ was the legendary Al McCoy. For 51 years, Al has been the Suns play-by-play announcer on the radio, including some glorious years that were simulcast to TV for Arizona residents. Shazam! Zing go the strings! What a shot, WhataBurger! The Nash Rambler lobs it to the Matrix and Whammo!
But all good times come to an end. The 90-year old has finally called it quits, ending his play-calling career in a Game-6 loss to the Denver Nuggets in the second round of last year’s playoffs. Over a half century, Al called all three Suns NBA Finals appearances (1976, 1993 and 2021) and 31 of the team’s 32 playoff runs.