Broadcaster Al McCoy will be inducted into Suns Ring of Honor March 3
Oct 26, 2016, 7:59 PM | Updated: Oct 28, 2016, 7:12 am
Help us in congratulating our soon-to-be newest Ring of Honor member, Al McCoy! pic.twitter.com/dkhWAF21kE
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) October 27, 2016
Al McCoy is in his 45th season calling games for the Phoenix Suns. His name is already on the team’s media center in the bottom floor of Talking Stick Resort Arena.
Soon, his name will hang in the more public space overlooking where the Suns play.
Suns owner Robert Sarver announced during a break in Phoenix’s season opener Wednesday that McCoy will be inducted into the Ring of Honor on March 3 when Phoenix hosts the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Voice of the Suns will become the 15th member.
“We love you and we hope you’re available on March 3,” Sarver said, “because we’re going to have a big celebration for you when we put your name up there.”
The 83-year-old would join Steve Nash, Charles Barkley, Dan Majerle, Joe Proski, Cotton Fitzsimmons, Tom Chambers, Jerry Colangelo, Connie Hawkins, Kevin Johnson, John MacLeod, Dick Van Arsdale, Alvan Adams, Walter Davis and Paul Westphal in the Ring of Honor.
“Tonight’s announcement was quite the surprise,” McCoy said in a Suns release. “Earning a place in the Suns Ring of Honor is truly unbelievable, and March 3 will certainly be the highlight of my career. I’ve had an incredible run with the Suns, and I’m very appreciative of this recognition.”
The Suns will give away an Al McCoy bobblehead on March 3 before his induction ceremony.