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This is probably one of the saddest days in sports, at least to me and a lot of other A's/Raiders fans. I listened to him every day on the way home from work when a game was on, and I'd ususally opt to listen to his broadcast on the radio instead of watch it on TV. A very, very sad day in the east bay today.<P ID="signature">______________
Woody in the East Bay</P>
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This is probably one of the saddest days in sports, at least to me and a lot of other A's/Raiders fans. I listened to him every day on the way home from work when a game was on, and I'd ususally opt to listen to his broadcast on the radio instead of watch it on TV. A very, very sad day in the east bay today.<P ID="signature">______________
Woody in the East Bay</P>
Perhaps the most interesting human being to work in a press box, ever. A beautiful voice, magnificent command of the language, able to make you feel as if you were watching the game with his words.
A fan of opera and ballet, a lover of fine food, a man who had to keep working years beyond the time he wanted to retire because his business manager cleaned him out. He lived on a houseboat in Sausalito. What more would you need to know about him?
The Warriors had to hire Hank Greenwald to do the "stand up" on their telecasts in the early 1960s because Bill King had a Van Dyke beard, and it just wasn't right to unleash such a "vision of beardedness" (Bill's words) on the viewing public.
At one time or another, he was the voice of the Giants and A's, the Warriors, Seals hockey and Raiders football. He did nightly sports reports on two different stations back in the 1960s. More so than anyone else, he was THE voice of sports in the Bay Area, beyond compare.
One of my favorite examples of Bill King at his absolute finest was his call of the Raiders "Holy Roller" play against the Chargers back in 1978:
http://www.bayarearadio.org/sports/raiders-chargers_sept-10-1978.shtml
"Madden is out on the field. He wants to know if it's real ... they said yes -- get your big butt out of here! ... There's no time left ... there's nothing real in the world any more! ... A man would be a fool to ever try and write a drama and make you believe it!"
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Bay Area Radio Museum | Bay Area Radio Digest
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The Warriors had to hire Hank Greenwald to do the "stand up" on their telecasts in the early 1960s because Bill King had a Van Dyke beard, and it just wasn't right to unleash such a "vision of beardedness" (Bill's words) on the viewing public.
At one time or another, he was the voice of the Giants and A's, the Warriors, Seals hockey and Raiders football. He did nightly sports reports on two different stations back in the 1960s. More so than anyone else, he was THE voice of sports in the Bay Area, beyond compare.
One of my favorite examples of Bill King at his absolute finest was his call of the Raiders "Holy Roller" play against the Chargers back in 1978:
http://www.bayarearadio.org/sports/raiders-chargers_sept-10-1978.shtml
"Madden is out on the field. He wants to know if it's real ... they said yes -- get your big butt out of here! ... There's no time left ... there's nothing real in the world any more! ... A man would be a fool to ever try and write a drama and make you believe it!"
{Sigh...}<P ID="signature">______________
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Bay Area Radio Museum | Bay Area Radio Digest
</center></P>
C
collinsradio
Guest
I think honestly, and I'm not a Raider fan, that he
may have been the greatest play by voice in sports.
An intellectual, worldy man with unbelievable pipes,
insight, and the ability to paint a picture. RIP
Mr. King.
> Perhaps the most interesting human being to work in a press
> box, ever. A beautiful voice, magnificent command of the
> language, able to make you feel as if you were watching the
> game with his words.
>
> A fan of opera and ballet, a lover of fine food, a man who
> had to keep working years beyond the time he wanted to
> retire because his business manager cleaned him out. He
> lived on a houseboat in Sausalito. What more would you need
> to know about him?
>
> The Warriors had to hire Hank Greenwald to do the "stand up"
> on their telecasts in the early 1960s because Bill King had
> a Van Dyke beard, and it just wasn't right to unleash such a
> "vision of beardedness" (Bill's words) on the viewing
> public.
>
> At one time or another, he was the voice of the Giants and
> A's, the Warriors, Seals hockey and Raiders football. He did
> nightly sports reports on two different stations back in the
> 1960s. More so than anyone else, he was THE voice of sports
> in the Bay Area, beyond compare.
>
> One of my favorite examples of Bill King at his absolute
> finest was his call of the Raiders "Holy Roller" play
> against the Chargers back in 1978:
>
http://www> .bayarearadio.org/sports/raiders-chargers_sept-10-1978.shtml
>
>
> "Madden is out on the field. He wants to know if it's real
> ... they said yes -- get your big butt out of here! ...
> There's no time left ... there's nothing real in the world
> any more! ... A man would be a fool to ever try and write a
> drama and make you believe it!"
>
> {Sigh...}
>
may have been the greatest play by voice in sports.
An intellectual, worldy man with unbelievable pipes,
insight, and the ability to paint a picture. RIP
Mr. King.
> Perhaps the most interesting human being to work in a press
> box, ever. A beautiful voice, magnificent command of the
> language, able to make you feel as if you were watching the
> game with his words.
>
> A fan of opera and ballet, a lover of fine food, a man who
> had to keep working years beyond the time he wanted to
> retire because his business manager cleaned him out. He
> lived on a houseboat in Sausalito. What more would you need
> to know about him?
>
> The Warriors had to hire Hank Greenwald to do the "stand up"
> on their telecasts in the early 1960s because Bill King had
> a Van Dyke beard, and it just wasn't right to unleash such a
> "vision of beardedness" (Bill's words) on the viewing
> public.
>
> At one time or another, he was the voice of the Giants and
> A's, the Warriors, Seals hockey and Raiders football. He did
> nightly sports reports on two different stations back in the
> 1960s. More so than anyone else, he was THE voice of sports
> in the Bay Area, beyond compare.
>
> One of my favorite examples of Bill King at his absolute
> finest was his call of the Raiders "Holy Roller" play
> against the Chargers back in 1978:
>
http://www> .bayarearadio.org/sports/raiders-chargers_sept-10-1978.shtml
>
>
> "Madden is out on the field. He wants to know if it's real
> ... they said yes -- get your big butt out of here! ...
> There's no time left ... there's nothing real in the world
> any more! ... A man would be a fool to ever try and write a
> drama and make you believe it!"
>
> {Sigh...}
>
D
DyingMedium
Guest
It just never got better than Bill King on Basketball & Football. He was very good on Baseball with the A's, but I sure missed him come Sundays... And nobody has ever done basketball better on radio than King...
> I think honestly, and I'm not a Raider fan, that he
> may have been the greatest play by voice in sports.
> An intellectual, worldy man with unbelievable pipes,
> insight, and the ability to paint a picture. RIP
> Mr. King.
>
>
>
>
> > Perhaps the most interesting human being to work in a
> press
> > box, ever. A beautiful voice, magnificent command of the
> > language, able to make you feel as if you were watching
> the
> > game with his words.
> >
> > A fan of opera and ballet, a lover of fine food, a man who
>
> > had to keep working years beyond the time he wanted to
> > retire because his business manager cleaned him out. He
> > lived on a houseboat in Sausalito. What more would you
> need
> > to know about him?
> >
> > The Warriors had to hire Hank Greenwald to do the "stand
> up"
> > on their telecasts in the early 1960s because Bill King
> had
> > a Van Dyke beard, and it just wasn't right to unleash such
> a
> > "vision of beardedness" (Bill's words) on the viewing
> > public.
> >
> > At one time or another, he was the voice of the Giants and
>
> > A's, the Warriors, Seals hockey and Raiders football. He
> did
> > nightly sports reports on two different stations back in
> the
> > 1960s. More so than anyone else, he was THE voice of
> sports
> > in the Bay Area, beyond compare.
> >
> > One of my favorite examples of Bill King at his absolute
> > finest was his call of the Raiders "Holy Roller" play
> > against the Chargers back in 1978:
> >
> http://www>
> .bayarearadio.org/sports/raiders-chargers_sept-10-1978.shtml
>
> >
> >
> > "Madden is out on the field. He wants to know if it's real
>
> > ... they said yes -- get your big butt out of here! ...
> > There's no time left ... there's nothing real in the world
>
> > any more! ... A man would be a fool to ever try and write
> a
> > drama and make you believe it!"
> >
> > {Sigh...}
> >
>
> I think honestly, and I'm not a Raider fan, that he
> may have been the greatest play by voice in sports.
> An intellectual, worldy man with unbelievable pipes,
> insight, and the ability to paint a picture. RIP
> Mr. King.
>
>
>
>
> > Perhaps the most interesting human being to work in a
> press
> > box, ever. A beautiful voice, magnificent command of the
> > language, able to make you feel as if you were watching
> the
> > game with his words.
> >
> > A fan of opera and ballet, a lover of fine food, a man who
>
> > had to keep working years beyond the time he wanted to
> > retire because his business manager cleaned him out. He
> > lived on a houseboat in Sausalito. What more would you
> need
> > to know about him?
> >
> > The Warriors had to hire Hank Greenwald to do the "stand
> up"
> > on their telecasts in the early 1960s because Bill King
> had
> > a Van Dyke beard, and it just wasn't right to unleash such
> a
> > "vision of beardedness" (Bill's words) on the viewing
> > public.
> >
> > At one time or another, he was the voice of the Giants and
>
> > A's, the Warriors, Seals hockey and Raiders football. He
> did
> > nightly sports reports on two different stations back in
> the
> > 1960s. More so than anyone else, he was THE voice of
> sports
> > in the Bay Area, beyond compare.
> >
> > One of my favorite examples of Bill King at his absolute
> > finest was his call of the Raiders "Holy Roller" play
> > against the Chargers back in 1978:
> >
> http://www>
> .bayarearadio.org/sports/raiders-chargers_sept-10-1978.shtml
>
> >
> >
> > "Madden is out on the field. He wants to know if it's real
>
> > ... they said yes -- get your big butt out of here! ...
> > There's no time left ... there's nothing real in the world
>
> > any more! ... A man would be a fool to ever try and write
> a
> > drama and make you believe it!"
> >
> > {Sigh...}
> >
>
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