Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of the greatest basketball announcer of all time and Arizona sports legend, the voice of the Phoenix Suns, Al McCoy, who passed away recently at age 91. When fans think of the Phoenix Suns, we hear Al McCoy. When I was growing up in Phoenix, NBA games weren't televised, and working-class families, like my own, couldn't afford tickets to the Suns games. My family experienced the Phoenix Suns sitting around the living room radio, listening to the great Al McCoy. Al's unforgettable voice took my family with them all the way to the 1976 championship game against the Boston Celtics, high-fiving each other with each ``whammo,'' ``swish-a-roo for two,'' or ``zing go the strings,'' and sharing his frustration after a crushing game six defeat. The Stanton family, like so many Suns fans in Arizona, were brought closer together over our shared love for basketball all because of Al McCoy. Over five decades on the mike, Al's constant presence brought the entire Phoenix community together. No matter what was going on in the world, Suns fans knew it was going to be a good day when we heard Al say ``shazam'' on the radio. Madam Speaker, I say Godspeed to Al. ____________________”