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Originally Posted by The Professor
Legendary Bay Area announcer and cultural renaissance man: he loved the opera and Russian ballet. He was the voice of the Oakland Raiders during their glory years in the 1970s, the voice of the Golden State Warriors during the same period (and perhaps the finest basketball Play-by-play man ever) and the voice of the Oakland A's from 1981 until his untimely death in 2005. I'm not sure there has ever been one broadcaster who shared King's ability to work at an elite level in three different sports.
He looked a bit like the devil, had a terrific - and instantly recognizable - voice, and was just an amazing, amazing, character.
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I'm not sure I'd consider him a "snub". He was a finalist for the Broadcasters Wing of the HOF after he died, but didn't win. He'll get in eventually - he's on a short-list of professional broadcasters who deserves recognition in at least three different sports' Hall of Fame. |
Yes, that.
He should be in all 3 of baseball, basketball, and football's hall of fames.