Elliott Castro Tirado (February 17, 1949 – July 23, 2017) was a Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico-born sports commentator, color commentator, sports historian and author. Castro was a commentator in major sports events in Puerto Rico as well as those related to Puerto Rican athletes such as the Olympics, the Pan American Games, and the Central American and Caribbean Games.[1]
Castro wrote several accounts of sports in Puerto Rico.[2] One of them he co-authored with Carmen Lidin and is titled Listos!: Puerto Rico En El Deporte Internacional (1930–2004) (English: Ready!: Puerto Rico in International Sports (1930–2004)).[3]
On July 23, 2017, Elliott Castro Tirado died of a heart attack in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The February (22–25) 2018 edition of the "Festival de Claridad", a festival produced by an independent, Puerto Rican independence advocating newspaper of the same name, was dedicated to him for his importance in the world of journalism.[4][5][6]
See also edit
- List of Puerto Ricans
- Norman H. Davila - Castro's broadcasting partner and friend
References edit
- ^ Entrevista a Elliott Castro Archived October 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, ustream.tv; accessed July 23, 2017.(in Spanish)
- ^ "Commonwealth Gives Puerto Rico A Sports Identity" Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Puerto Rico Herald; retrieved August 13, 2012.
- ^ Elliott Castro Tirado (Castro Tirado, Elliott); retrieved August 13, 2012.
- ^ Fallece el analista deportivo Elliott Castro, metro.pr; accessed July 24, 2017.(in Spanish)
- ^ "Salón de la Fama del Deporte Riopedrense/Exaltados 2012/Elliot Castro Tirado". www.famadeportesrp.org. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ Noticentro.tv. "Fallece el periodista deportivo Elliot Castro". www.wapa.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved July 9, 2021.
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