group of responders. An unauthorized biography of Scully, Pull Up a Chair: The Vin Scully Story, written by Curt Smith, was published in 2009. In November 2017, Scully stated that he would "never watch another NFL game again," due to some of the league's players kneeling during the playing of the national anthem prior to games. Scully had four children, two stepchildren, 21 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. He resided in Thousand Oaks, California, and attended St. Jude the Apostle Church in Westlake Village, California. Scully was a second cousin of the former Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mary Freehill. Vin and his second wife Sandra were married for 48 years until Sandra's death from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on January 3, 2021. Death On August 2, 2022, Scully died at his home in Hidden Hills, California, at the age of 94. His funeral was held at St. Jude the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, in Westlake Village, California on August 8. References Further reading External links Vin Scully Dodgers Bio Vin Scully Ford C. Frick Award biography at the National Baseball Hall of Fame Salon.com tribute DailyBulletin.com – Q&A with Vin Scully Fang's Bites: Videos of the Week – Best Baseball Announcers: Vin Scully Vin Scully Quotes 1927 births 2022 deaths American radio sports announcers American television sports announcers Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients Major League Baseball broadcasters Los Angeles Dodgers announcers Brooklyn Dodgers announcers Ford C. Frick Award recipients National Football League announcers Golf writers and broadcasters Tennis commentators College baseball announcers in the United States College football announcers Fordham Rams football announcers College basketball announcers in the United States American game show hosts WFUV people United States Navy personnel of World War II United States Navy sailors Military personnel from New York City Fordham Rams baseball players Fordham University alumni Fordham Preparatory School alumni Catholics from California Catholics from New York (state) American people of Irish descent People from Hidden Hills, California People from Westlake Village, California People from Ventura County, California People from the Bronx People from Washington Heights, Manhattan