Dick Flavin, a Fenway Park announcer, and Red Sox Poet Laureate passed away on Wednesday at the age of 86. The Boston Red Sox is mourning his passing.
According to his obituary, Flavin was born in Boston on December 7, 1936, and raised in Quincy.
He earned his degree from Stonehill College in Easton before working for many Democratic lawmakers as their press secretary, speechwriter, and press spokesman. In 1970, he first started working for WNAC-TV before switching to WBZ-TV in 1973, where he spent 14 years.
In 2011, Flavin was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame after winning multiple Emmy Awards.
Dom DiMaggio and Johnny Pesky, two former Red Sox players, were driven by Flavin in 2001 from Massachusetts to Florida to see Ted Williams. “Casey at the Bat” was revised by Flavin, who changed the title to “Teddy at the Bat” and changed the conclusion.
Flavin recited the poem in front of the three baseball greats when they arrived in Florida, and word of it spread to Boston. When the Red Sox held a memorial for Williams at Fenway Park, he was asked to repeat the recital, and he later gave it all over the country.
After being appointed Boston Red Sox Poet Laureate, Flavin announced day games at Fenway Park for five seasons starting in 2013.
No cause of death has been announced at the time of this publication. Our thoughts go to the family and sympathizers.
