RIP- "Papa Joe" Chevalier

I really liked listening to this guy, I'm sure some of the older guys around here remember him.

Armand "Papa Joe" Chevalier, a longtime Las Vegas resident who built a wide following with his local and syndicated sports talk radio show, died Friday from complications of a stroke at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas. He was 62.
Chevalier, popular for expressing views that largely represented the average sports fan, suffered a stroke in late March that resulted in paralysis to his right side. His speech and cognitive processes were not affected.
"You know how people say I've fallen and I can't get up? Well, I've fallen and I can't get up," Chevalier said April 7 at Desert Springs Hospital.
Although he was in good spirits then, family members said Chevalier grew despondent over his situation and the long rehabilitation ahead.
"I don't know if he had given up or what," said Art Chevalier, Joe's brother. "He just wasn't eating enough, wasn't sleeping enough to keep going after it."
Former Las Vegas sportscaster Ron Futrell worked alongside Chevalier at Sports Fan Radio Network, which broadcast from 1996 to 2001 in Las Vegas, and considered Chevalier a close friend.
"What I really liked about him was that his view was the fan's view, and he took great pride in that," Futrell said.
"When I think of Las Vegas sports talk radio, I think of Joe and Lee Pete. They were the legends, and within the last two years, we have lost them both."
Chevalier was born and raised in Pittsburgh but made his name in Las Vegas. He eventually moved to Chicago, where "The Papa Joe Show" was nationally syndicated by the Sporting News Radio Network until 2005.
Before returning to Las Vegas, Chevalier became known for "Bite Me Wednesday," in which he would encourage fans to call in and air grievances, and his show was featured in "Sports Talk: A Journey Inside the World of Sports Talk Radio," a 2001 book by Alan Eisenstock about the genre's growing popularity.
Art Chevalier said his brother was the same person off the air as on it, which resonated with his fans and friends.
"He didn't mince words, and that's why people loved him," Art Chevalier said. "You might not agree with him, but you knew where he stood."
Joe Chevalier was single and lived alone in Las Vegas. Plans for a service or memorial are pending.

Wow. Enjoyed his show.
Cant believe he was only 62.
Met him in 1995, he did his national radio show in my town for a whole week at a local sportsbar. He looked a lot older then 46 years old, which is how old he was in 95 if he was 62 this year.

Good dude.

Listened to him years ago in Chicago, thought he'd have been older.

Man, what rotten news.

I met Joe 7 years ago in Vegas. He was doing his show in Mandalay Bay Sportsbook. He was a very down to earth, nice guy.
I used to call his show when the subject of Pete Rose getting into the HOF arose. He wanted Pete in. He even remembered me as a caller.

Rest in Peace Papa Joe.

loved his show had some very good advice R.I.P. PAPA JOE

He was a great listen here in NY 'one on one' sports radio. haven't heard him in about 7 or 8 years.
I remember him commenting on the college games of the week; 'Northwestern +17, there not confident in Evenston'!

really loved listening to his show when i was able to get it on the radio,R.I.P. JOE

I used to listen to him when I visited Vegas. He had a very distinguished voice.

BAGIANT said:

I used to listen to him when I visited Vegas. He had a very distinguished voice.

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he used to really give some good insight on the games and his guests were top notch usually

Listened to him for many years in Vegas as well. One of the few sports talk show hosts that I really enjoyed listening to. He had a great show and seemed very much to be the guy that is being described here. Being from Pittsburgh, he loved his "Battling Bucco's." RIP Papa Joe.