1. Alan Roach currently is the public address announcer for the Minnesota Vikings, Colorado Avalanche, and Colorado Rapids.
26 Facts About Alan Roach
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Alan Roach is one of the current voices of the underground train system in Denver International Airport.
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Alan Roach's announcing credits include 16 Super Bowls, five Olympic gold medal hockey games, and multiple All-Star games for the National Football League, National Hockey League, and Major League Baseball.
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Alan Roach serves as the announcer in EA Sports' since Madden NFL 21, as well as the FIFA series.
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Alan Roach moved from Slayton to Brainerd, Minnesota in ninth grade.
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Alan Roach began his radio career as a high school student in with KLIZ radio at Brainerd High School.
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In 1991, Alan Roach became the afternoon host on KRFX radio in Denver.
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In 2000, Alan Roach began as morning sports anchor on KOA radio in Denver.
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Alan Roach was cut from the position during a downsizing in 2015.
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Alan Roach was hired as the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies prior to the first game they played as a franchise in 1993.
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Alan Roach served as PA announcer for every home game in Mile High Stadium and later Coors Field through the 2006 MLB season.
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On June 9,2001, Alan Roach missed the Rockies game to announce the historic Stanley Cup Game 7 win over the New Jersey Devils.
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Alan Roach announced the post-game ceremony in which Joe Sakic famously handed the Stanley Cup to Ray Bourque.
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Alan Roach was the public address announcer for the Denver Grizzlies' only season in the International Hockey League from 1994 to 1995 during their Turner Cup-winning season, providing Roach with his first Championship Ring.
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Alan Roach served as PA announcer for that game and the following NHL All-star games in Sunrise, Florida in 2003 and in St Paul, Minnesota in 2004.
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Alan Roach served as English-speaking public address announcer for all men's Olympic hockey games at the E-Center in Salt Lake City, Utah for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
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Alan Roach announced hockey in Turin, Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games at Torino Palasport Olimpico.
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Alan Roach was heard in Canada Hockey Place in Vancouver announcing men's and women's games at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
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Alan Roach announced the Canadian women's gold medal win over Team USA on February 25,2010.
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Alan Roach was in Sochi, Russia, announcing for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games hockey.
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Alan Roach began as the Denver Broncos PA announcer in 2000.
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Alan Roach handled public address announcing duties for Super Bowls from 2006 to 2013, starting with Super Bowl XL in Detroit through Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Alan Roach is heard regularly at league events like the NFL Draft, Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, NFL International Series in London, England, Pro Bowl, and the Super Bowl.
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On June 27,2016, it was announced that Alan Roach would become the PA announcer at newly completed US Bank Stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.
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Alan Roach became the announcer of EA Sports' Madden NFL series since Madden NFL 21, as well as the FIFA series.
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Alan Roach has stated that he is a fan of English football club Crystal Palace.