Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: dearborn , michigan , u.s.a. - birth name: frank joseph james lynch - death date: 9 october 2012 - birth date: 7 august 1917 - name: budd lynch - image size: 230px - image: budd lynch.jpg - birth place: windsor , ontario - occupation: detroit red wings public address announcer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of budd lynch .
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frank joseph james '' budd '' lynch -lrb- august 7 , 1917 -- october 9 , 2012 -rrb- was the detroit red wings ' public address announcer at joe louis arena , a position he held from 1985 to 2012 .he began his career in 1949 as the team 's radio play-by-play announcer .lynch had been with the windsor spitfires when red wings ' general manager jack adams asked him to call the games for his organization .a native of windsor , ontario , lynch joined the essex scottish regiment of the canadian army during world war ii ; he lost his right arm during combat .returning home from the war , he joined the red wings , with the team winning the stanley cup during his first season .detroit won the stanley cup four times during his first five years with the club .he attempted a retirement in 1975 , but was brought back to the team by alex delvecchio as the director of publicity .a second retirement attempt in 1985 failed when marian ilitch asked lynch to stay on as public address announcer .his style as public address announcer was '' simply relaying information to the crowd , not to act as a cheerleader . ''he often regarded gordie howe as the greatest player he has ever seen .in 1985 , he was the recipient of the foster hewitt memorial award , presented in recognition of members of the radio and television industry who made outstanding contributions to their profession and the game during their career in hockey broadcasting as selected by the nhl broadcasters ' association .in 1994 , lynch was inducted into the michigan sports hall of fame .in 2005 , lynch was the recipient of the ty tyson award for excellence in sports broadcasting , awarded by the detroit sports broadcasters association .lynch was a two-time past president of the dsba and an honorary lifetime member .starting in fall 2008 , he was joined on the pa at joe louis arena by a second pa announcer : first with john fossen , and later with erich freiny , who is now his successor .on november 5 , 2009 , lynch was honored at joe louis arena for the...