R.I.P.: Ole Miss Broadcaster Stan Sandroni Dies

Stan Sandroni

Stan Sandroni died of a heart attack late Wednesday night.

He was 64, according to wtok.com.

In his 26th season with the Ole Miss Radio Network, Sandroni handled the football sideline reports and Locker Room Show. In his career in Oxford, he had also announced men's and women's basketball games and served various other roles on the Ole Miss Radio Network.

To honor Sandroni, the Ole Miss Radio Network has decided to have a silent microphone on the sideline for Saturday's home football game against Louisiana-Lafayette.

Sandroni has been a sales representative for WQLJ 93.7 FM in Oxford for several years. He was also co-host of Rebel Yell Hotline with Chuck Rounsaville. Sandroni was named Mississippi Sportscaster of the Year eight times, most recently in 2008.

Before moving to Oxford, Sandroni was the play-by-play voice of Delta State University for 17 years. The Shaw, Mississippi, native was sports director at WCLD radio in Cleveland and then news and sports director of CBS affiliate WXVT-TV in Greenville.