NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Saints issued a statement Wednesday evening following the death of longtime public address announcer Jerry Romig:
“Mr. and Mrs. Benson and the entire Saints organization offer our deepest condolences to the Romig family on the passing of their father Jerry.
“Jerry Romig was synonymous with the Superdome serving 40-plus years as public address announcer – an iconic voice and a great family man – he will be missed.”
“Jerry Romig was part of our team, part of our family,” Saints owner Tom Benson said. “One of my favorite days was putting a Super Bowl ring on his finger."
Romig was the stadium announcer for New Orleans Saints games for 44 years, from 1969-2013. He retired before the start of the 2013 season, and was awarded a Super Bowl ring on Saturday May 17, 2014.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu issued the following statement on the passing of Romig who announced a total of 446 Saints’ games in addition to Super Bowls, Sugar Bowls, Bayou Classics, Tulane games and local high school football games.
“As the iconic voice of our New Orleans Saints, Jerry Romig’s passion helped carry our team through every first down and his unprecedented contributions as a citizen helped carry our city forward. Through every victory and defeat on the field, Jerry was an important part of making us the city we are today. And as a husband and father, he was a role model for all New Orleanians. Jerry was the true embodiment of a New Orleans legend. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. He will be dearly missed.”
Romig was 86-year-old.
