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Longtime ASU broadcaster Dillon dies

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December 2, 2008 - 8:50AM

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Tom Dillon

Tom Dillon

Longtime Valley sportscaster Tom Dillon, who was the voice of Arizona State University for 20 years, died at his Phoenix home early Tuesday.

Bordow: Dillon's voice will be missed

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Dillon was named Arizona sportscaster of the year 17 times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. He was the play-by-play man for the Arizona Cardinals for 12 years, a stint that ended after the 2001 season. He also called games for Fox Sports Arizona.

Dillon was 65. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie, with whom he had worked as a realtor with Bonnie Dillon Luxury Homes the past few years.

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