RIP Paul Morris

[Mightygoose]

Longtime announcer from the Gardens.

Simple but legendary delivery.

One minute left to play.....

RIP

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[vpasla1]

Iconic voice. Our childhoods are getting old...

 

[thewave]

He was awesome.

 

[ToneDog]

Decent ripe age. RIP.

 

[ITM]

Longtime announcer from the Gardens.

Simple but legendary delivery.

One minute left to play.....

RIP

That says it all; Understated and dignified.

God bless him and his family.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Iconic voice. Our childhoods are getting old...

Many fans today don't even remember the Phanouf / Kessel Leafs nvm the teams of early 2000s and 90's.

 

[Budz]

Mr. Nasal. Voice of my youth.
RIP.

 

[Mr_Fun]

That's sad news. His voice was iconic.

 

[the squared circle]

The best.
He was kind enough to take a pic with me and my friend the night of the last game at the Gardens.
Rest in peace.

 

[hfman]

Last minute of play in this period

 

[fahad203]

Last minute of play in this period

I came to post this.

 

[hockeywiz542]

Paul Douglas Morris | Obituary | Sharing Memories

www.arbormemorial.ca

Obituary Overview

In Loving Memory

PAUL DOUGLAS MORRIS

June 20, 1938 – February 6, 2025

Peacefully at Lakeridge Health Oshawa, after a long illness, Paul Douglas Morris passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2025 with his loving wife Marion by his side. Paul was born in Toronto and spent his entire working career at Maple Leaf Gardens where he was in the sound department and also served as the Public Address Announcer for the Maple Leafs for 38 years.

Paul will be greatly missed by Marion (nee Price), his wife of 52 years as well as Marion’s sister, Pat Nowell, and Pat’s daughter Vicki Nowell (Khalid Moomand). He is also survived by his cousin Diane (Larry Amos) and their families and his cousin Ted Farewell’s daughters and their families. However, his cousin Ted predeceased him. Paul was predeceased by his parents Douglas and Dorothy (nee Farewell) Morris and his sister Linda Morris (December 13, 2024).

A celebration of Paul’s life will be held at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to Mount Lawn Funeral Home & Cemetery 905-443-3376.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Lakeridge Health Oshawa, or a charity of your choice would be appreciated.

Condolences from family and friends

 

[keonsbitterness]

Iconic voice

RIP

 

[Stephen]

RIP, such an iconic part of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

 

[torontoblood]

RIP

And my sincere condolences to his grieving family

He had such a dignified, soothing and iconic voice as a public address announcer.

He was the voice of the old Maple Leaf Gardens and a important part of Maple Leaf history. With the Toronto organization, he was the equivalent of the late Claude Mouton, the voice and public announcer of the formerly iconic Montreal Forum.

 

[torontoblood]

In their 108-year history, the Maple Leafs had 39 head coaches, 20 team captains and 18 general managers. But they only had 4 official public address announcers. This is what Consistency looks like.

Red Barber (1931-1961)
Paul Morris (1961- may 31, 1999, game 5 of the Buffalo /Toronto ECF was his last one)
Andy Frost (october 1999-june 2016)
Mike Ross (october 2016- present)

 

[Al14]

I was a big fan of Paul's iconic voice. I loved hearing him announce our Leafs goals.

Him and Foster Hewitt raised me up as a huge hockey fan during my childhood.

RIP good sir, and thank you for your service to our

 

[Cams]

Paul Morris was so much a part of my childhood growing up a Leafs fan, hearing his voice on TV. To hear him live in person for the first time in 1985?.........12 year old me was floored and it was something I remember almost much as the game (which was against St. Louis - I have ticket stub somewhere).

It's great that a lot of our memories are not of the game and players, but other icons of the experience.

Other non-game memories include hearing Michael Burgess doing the anthem live - just wow!

I really think Paul Morris is just as much a part of the Leafs storied history as any player. You won't have those legendary voices anymore I don't think.

I suppose I consider myself pretty luck to have experienced MLG/Paul Morris - and yet saw many a hockey game at Joe Louis Arena and here Windsor native Bud Lynch (another icon of the game) on the JLA PA. Even the old PA announcer from the old Chicago Stadium - saw the Leafs there when they started the '93-'94 season 10-0.

 

[Howie Hodge]

LEGEND

Growing up in Buffalo, and watching The Leafs Wednesdays on CHCH Hamilton and Saturdays on CBC Canada, his voice was so iconic.

"Maple Leafs goal scored by number 27 Daryl Sittler. Assists to number 9 Lanny McDonald, and number 21 Borje Salming. That's Sittler from McDonald and Salming. Time of the goal 15:37."

RIP

 

[the squared circle]

My favourite call - game 3 of the 1990 playoffs, Leafs down 2 games to 0 to the Blues, having lost both games in St Loo, even though I believe we won the season series 7-0-1....desperation time, and the Leafs were down 5-3 with 3 minutes to go in the third.......Ramage scores to make it 5-4, and then Fergus tied it with just over a minute to go......me and my buddy were in last row greys. I am not kidding, I had never heard the Gardens or subsequently the ACC as loud as when Fergus tied it. We sat beside someone we thought was legitimately homeless all game, and when Fergus tied it, the three of us were hugging in a circle and jumping up and down for a long but super sweet minute. (in typical leaf fashion they lost on a horrific overtime goal by sergio momesso). But Morris' call still rings as clear to me now as it did then (and I had taped the game and watched it dozens of times since)....

"Toronto goal scored by number 19 Tom Fergus. Assisted by number 11 Gary Leeman, and number 32 Daniel Marois. Tom Fergus, from Gary Leeman, and Daniel Marois. Tiiiiiiiime 18:50"

as silly as it sounds - i had goosebumps writing all of that.
GO LEAFS GO NOW AND FOREVER.

 

[Brown Dog]

Loved how he didn't embellish the announcements of Leaf goals. In a way, it's an even better troll move to call it straight and let the crowd do their thing without any lame and manipulative "woohoo" sound effects. Morris was pure class. We'll probably never see (or hear) it that way again. RIP.

 

[ACC1224]

They still play his recording of the ‘last minute to play….’ at the SBA every once in awhile

 

[GrkFlyersFan]

I was looking for a main board thread about this. RIP Paul Morris, condolences Leaf fans. An iconic PA Announcer is something to treasure. We have Lou Nolan still doing it since 1972.

 

[Mr_Fun]

My favourite call - game 3 of the 1990 playoffs, Leafs down 2 games to 0 to the Blues, having lost both games in St Loo, even though I believe we won the season series 7-0-1....desperation time, and the Leafs were down 5-3 with 3 minutes to go in the third.......Ramage scores to make it 5-4, and then Fergus tied it with just over a minute to go......me and my buddy were in last row greys. I am not kidding, I had never heard the Gardens or subsequently the ACC as loud as when Fergus tied it. We sat beside someone we thought was legitimately homeless all game, and when Fergus tied it, the three of us were hugging in a circle and jumping up and down for a long but super sweet minute. (in typical leaf fashion they lost on a horrific overtime goal by sergio momesso). But Morris' call still rings as clear to me now as it did then (and I had taped the game and watched it dozens of times since)....

"Toronto goal scored by number 19 Tom Fergus. Assisted by number 11 Gary Leeman, and number 32 Daniel Marois. Tom Fergus, from Gary Leeman, and Daniel Marois. Tiiiiiiiime 18:50"

as silly as it sounds - i had goosebumps writing all of that.
GO LEAFS GO NOW AND FOREVER.

Nailed that perfectly! That's how I remember every call.

 

[wingman75]

They still play his recording of the ‘last minute to play….’ at the SBA every once in awhile

I think against every O6 team.