Who was Vin Scully's first wife, Joan Crawford?

Publish date: 2024-06-03

BEFORE Vin Scully tied the knot with Sandra Hunt, he was married to Joan Crawford.

The former couple tied the knot in 1958 and were together until she died in 1972.

Who was Vin Scully's first wife, Joan Crawford?

Joan Crawford, who has no relation to the actress of the same name, was famously known as the first wife of legendary Los Angeles Dodgers sportscaster Vin Scully.

Despite having a high-profile relationship, little information is available on Joan's personal life as she tended to stay out of the media.

Following her tragic passing, Vin remarried Sandra Hunt, who he was with until she died in 2021.

What was Joan Crawford's cause of death?

Joan ultimately passed away in 1972 at the age of 35.

It was later determined that she died after an accidental medical overdose, leaving him with three young children.

Later on, Vin also had to mourn the loss of his eldest son, Michael, who died in a helicopter crash at the age of 33, according to the National Review.

When did Vin Scully pass away?

After serving two years in the Navy, Vin became a baseball commentator for the Dodgers while they were in Brooklyn.

He later moved to Los Angeles with the team in 1958 and continued commentating until his retirement in 2016.

On August 2, 2022, it was announced that he passed away at the age of 94.

"He was the voice of the Dodgers, and so much more," the team said in a statement following his death.

"He was their conscience, their poet laureate, capturing their beauty and chronicling their glory from Jackie Robinson to Sandy Koufax, Kirk Gibson to Clayton Kershaw.

"Vin Scully was the heartbeat of the Dodgers - and in so many ways, the heartbeat of all of Los Angeles."

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