M. Weldon Haire (January 5, 1917 – August 9, 1982) was an American

public address A public address system (or PA system) is an electronic system comprising microphones, amplifiers, loudspeakers, and related equipment. It increases the apparent volume (loudness) of a human voice, musical instrument, or other acoustic sound sou ...

announcer for the

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...

and the

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...

. Haire's career as the Celtics' public-address announcer began in 1949. In 1972, he became the Bruins' public-address announcer after the death of

Frank Fallon Frank Fallon (March 20, 1896,–November 29, 1973 in Boston, Massachusetts, aged 77) was a Boston sportscaster who served as a play-by-play announcer for the Boston Braves and was the public address announcer for the Boston Celtics, Boston Brui ...

. He was succeeded as the Celtics' PA man by

Andy Jick Andrew J. Jick (May 9, 1952 – May 3, 2019) was an American public address announcer for the Boston Celtics and the Boston College Eagles. He was the PA announcer for the Boston Celtics, an NBA men's basketball team, from 1980 to 1997, and the Bo ...

in 1980, but remained with the Bruins until his death after the 1981–82 season. Haire also did PA for the

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hockey tournament. Haire was also a teacher, coach, sportswriter, radio host and insurance man. While serving as the basketball coach at The Tilton School, Haire coached future

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United S ...

player

Worthy Patterson Worthington R. Patterson Jr. (born June 17, 1931) is an American former basketball player who played for the UConn Huskies college basketball team and the St. Louis Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), becoming the first UConn alumn ...

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1917 births 1982 deaths American sports announcers Boston Celtics personnel Boston Bruins personnel National Basketball Association public address announcers National Hockey League public address announcers High school basketball coaches in the United States People from Chelmsford, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts {{1910s-US-basketball-bio-stub