- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRonald Michael Luciano
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- Ron Luciano was born on June 28, 1937 in Endicott, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for World Series Comedy Classic '88 (1988), 1974 World Series (1974) and 1980 World Series (1980). He was married to Polly Dixon. He died on January 18, 1995 in Endicott, New York, USA.
- SpousePolly Dixon(1975 - 1977) (divorced)
- Ron Luciano was found dead in the garage of his home, in his brown 1987 Cadillac with the motor running. He committed suicide by attaching a black hose to the exhaust and stretched it through a car window. He was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Johnson City (New York, USA).
- After retiring in 1980, he worked as a sports commentator for NBC.
- Somebody asked me once if I practiced my calls in front of a mirror. I said, 'Look at this body. Would you want to stand in front of a mirror all the time if you looked like this?'.
- Many times I've known I was dead wrong, but I convinced millions of people I was right... in a split second.
- Every night we have to meet a challenge with a TV camera looking over our shoulders. And believe me, when you've had two open dates in two months, you don't always feel like being challenged.
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