Mike Shannon was an American professional baseball third baseman and right fielder.
He was born on July 15, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States to Thomas A. Shannon and Elizabeth W. Richason Shannon.
Shannon graduated from Christian Brothers College High School in 1957.
Following high school, he attended the University of Missouri but stopped schooling to sign a big bonus contract with the Cardinals in 1958.
Shannon went on to play in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1962 to 1970.
After his playing career, Shannon joined the Cardinals’ broadcast team in 1972, where he would spend exactly 50 years as the team’s radio voice before retiring after the 2021 season.
He died on April 29, 2023, at age 83 in the United States.
What happened to Mike Shannon’s first wife?
Mike Shannon’s first wife Judy Shannon battled brain cancer.
She passed away in July 2007 at the age of 66.
Mike Shannon and Judy Shannon were married for 48 years and they had six children.
Is Michael Shannon still married?
Yes, Michael Shannon was still married at the time of his death.
Following the death of his first wife, Mike married Lori Bergman, a travel agent based in Quincy, Illinois in November 2015 and they remained married until he died in 2023.