Elliott Castro, Puerto Rican sports commentator and author, Died at 68

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Elliott Castro Tirado was born on February 17, 1949 and died on July 23, 2017.

He was a Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico-born sports commentator, color commentator, sports historian and author.

He was a commentator in major sports events in Puerto Rico as well as those related to Puerto Rican athletes such as the Olympics, the Pan American Games, and the Central American and Caribbean Games.
He has written several accounts of sports in Puerto Rico.

Castro 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)).

He died of a heart attack in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.

Elliott Castro Tirado passed away at 68 years old.