Budd Lynch | |
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Born | Frank Joseph James Lynch August 7, 1917 |
Died | October 9, 2012 Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 95)
Occupation | Detroit Red Wings public address announcer |
Frank Joseph James "Budd" Lynch (August 7, 1917 – October 9, 2012) was the Detroit Red Wings' public address announcer at Joe Louis Arena, a position he held from 1985 to 2012. He began his career in 1949 as the team's radio play-by-play announcer. Lynch had been with the Windsor Spitfires when Red Wings' general manager Jack Adams asked him to call the games for his organization.