David Courtney, the public-address announcer for the Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Clippers, died Thursday, all three teams announced. No cause of death was released. He was 56. Courtney worked with the Kings for 34 years in various capacities, serving as the team's public relations director before becoming the team's public-address announcer in 1989. He has also been the public-address announcer for the Angels the past 18 seasons and was in his third season with the Clippers. Los Angeles Dodgers public address announcer Eric Smith, who was the Clippers' public-address announcer before Courtney, filled in for Courtney on Wednesday night at Staples Center during the Clippers' game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Courtney tweeted at the time that he was "in the hospital waiting for an angiogram." "David was tremendously passionate about the Kings, our fans and the game of hockey," said Kings president of business operations Luc Robitaille in a statement. "His time with the Kings dates back to the mid 1970s both in our PR office as our public relations director and also with work he did in our video department before he took over full-time Public Announcing duties at the Forum and Staples Center. In the arena he was an institution -- he was the voice of the Kings -- and his work added so much to the live, in-game experience for our fans as it did for the Clippers and Angels as well. Read more http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/...-los-angeles-angels-los-angeles-clippers-dies
