Elliott Castro Tirado (February 17, 1949 – July 23, 2017) was a

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-born

sports commentator In Broadcasting of sports events, sports broadcasting, a sports commentator (also known as a sports announcer or sportscaster) provides a real time (media), real-time live commentary of a game or event, traditionally delivered in the present t ...

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, sports historian and author. Castro was a commentator in major sports events in Puerto Rico as well as those related to Puerto Rican athletes such as the

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, the

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, and the

Central American and Caribbean Games The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for 32 countries and ...

. Castro wrote several accounts of sports in

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. One of them he co-authored with Carmen Lidin and is titled ''Listos!: Puerto Rico En El Deporte Internacional (1930–2004)'' (English: Ready!: Puerto Rico in International Sports (1930–2004)). On July 23, 2017, Elliott Castro Tirado died of a heart attack in

Bayamón, Puerto Rico Bayamón (, ) is a Bayamón barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in Puerto Rico. Located on the northeastern coastal plain, it is bounded by Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Guaynabo to the east, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, Toa A ...

. The February (22–25) 2018 edition of the "Festival de Claridad", a festival produced by an independent,

Puerto Rican independence Throughout the history of Puerto Rico, its inhabitants have initiated several movements to gain independence for the island, first from the Spanish Empire until 1898 and since then from the United States. Today, the movement is most commonly r ...

advocating newspaper of the same name, was dedicated to him for his importance in the world of journalism.

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1949 births 2017 deaths People from Santurce, Puerto Rico 21st-century Puerto Rican historians 21st-century American historians Puerto Rican sports journalists Sports historians {{PuertoRico-sport-bio-stub

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