Andrew J. Jick (May 9, 1952 – May 3, 2019) was an American

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announcer for the

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and the

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. He was the PA announcer for the Boston Celtics, an NBA men's basketball team, from 1980 to 1997, and the Boston College Eagles at Conte Forum from 2001 to 2019. During tenure with the Celtics, Jick was the P.A. announcer during the

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five times (

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

, and

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

). He was also the Celtics' final P.A. announcer at the

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and the first Celtics' announcer in

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. Before becoming the team's PA announcer, Jick worked for nine years for the team as a statistician and Wives' Room host. After 2001, Jick was the public address announcer for the

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team. He was the P.A. announcer during the

2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 2003, and ended with the championshi ...

for first-round games played in the FleetCenter. He died in his sleep on May 3, 2019, at the age of 66.

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1952 births 2019 deaths American sports announcers Boston Celtics personnel Boston College people Brandeis University alumni National Basketball Association public address announcers {{1950s-US-basketball-bio-stub