Jim "Laz" Laslavic ( ; born October 24, 1951) is a former

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who played ten seasons in the

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. He is a retired sportscaster for

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and a former radio announcer for

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. He lives in

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with his wife, Susan. Together, they raised two kids, Hayley (born 1986) and James (born 1988). Laslavic is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.

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