Legendary New York Sports Broadcaster Al Trautwig Died At 68

He was well-known by New Yorkers as he spent decades broadcasting about some of their top sports teams. His time was spent with MSG covering teams like the New York Yankees, New York Knicks and New York Rangers. But sadly it has been reported that the legendary New York sports broadcaster, Al Trautwig, died at 68. No cause of death has been revealed but he did take a leave of absence in 2019 after being diagnosed with cancer.

His friend and MSG colleague Alan Hahn posted about Trautwig’s death on social media:

“I’m sad to share the news that we lost a legendary voice in sports. But we lost a lot more than that. He was not only a friend, but a mentor and a teacher. He was, personally, one of my biggest resources of support when I moved into this career. Rest in peace, @AlTrautwig.”

Hahn also went on to say: “Al Trautwig had an amazing voice and knew how to use it the way a tenor could bring depth and intensity to a song. He loved sports and had incredible versatility from baseball to basketball and hockey. And that’s not even counting his incredible work at the Olympics. He was the voice of @msgnetworks. He was a skilled host who knew how to make every game feel like something you don’t want to miss. I’d say I’m sad, but he’d hate that. “Get the f— over it!” he would bark. “You’ve got a show to do!” Godspeed, Al.”

Legendary New York Sports Broadcaster Al Trautwig Died At 68

Throughout his sportscasting career he worked for MSG Network, ABC, NBC and USA Network. His most recent work was for pre-game and post-game shows for the New York Knicks and New York Rangers. Trautwig also co-anchored the Tour de France and the Arena Football League.

He’s also remembered for his cameo role in the hit movie “Cool Runnings” as an announcer for the bobsled competition. That movie was about the first Jamaican Olympic bobsled team. In 2000, Trautwig replaced John Tesh as play by play announcer of U.S. national and international gymnastics competitions for NBC.

Trautwig was involved in a controversy when he refused to refer to Simon Biles’ adoptive grandparents as her parents. After the conclusion of the 2016 Rio Olympics, Trautwig was permanently removed from gymnastics commentary duty. Nevertheless his presence in the sports world will be missed by many.

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