Ronald Patrick Casey AM, MBE (28 December 1927 – 19 June 2000) was a Melbourne-based Australian rules football administrator, sporting commentator and radio and television pioneer.
He started out as a panel operator at radio 3DB and overcame a speech impediment to replace Eric Welsh as 3DB's sports director.
He became one of Victoria's and Australia's leading sports commentators on radio and television, especially in football, boxing and harness racing.
His most famous radio broadcast was the 1968 call from Japan when Lionel Rose defeated Fighting Harada for the world boxing title.
[1] Of Irish descent, Casey was a long-time member of the Celtic Club, and frequently attended major Irish-Australian events throughout his life.