Joe Starkey, Hall of Famer.
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| Joe Starkey |
"What a Bonanza!", I couldn't resist.
He's had his ups and downs but he's earned his due.
Oh, and he called one of the biggest plays in the history of college football.
Saturday, September 1, 2018
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Yep, he was the first to say, "Hey!! The Band is not supposed to be on the field, quite yet!!
ReplyDeleteI had the good fortune of working with Joe at the Cal games as well as when he was the play by play man for the 49ers when they were with KGO Radio. The only thing I can say about Joe is that he was and still is a true professional. He did his homework, knew who the players were and always gave the listener a true sense of the game as if you were there. Congrats Joe.
ReplyDeleteHad a few good years with the Niners, too. And he was the Sharks' first TV voice. Congratulations, Joe!
ReplyDeleteRodents?? YIKES!!!
ReplyDeleteWorst ever. Let me know when the retires (from radio or earth) and then maybe I'll listen to a Cal broadcast.
ReplyDeletei keep expecting to read, due to cummulous mismangement of everything, that to save more money, ethan at night and chef ryan will be doing play by play in between telling us what a rough week they had on the today show and the latest vegan diet fads they recccomend to kgo listeners
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately his better days are way behind him. If you listen or try to listen to a Cal game these days he refuses to name who is involved in the play until his spotter can point to his lineup card .. Made his career on one "PLAY" which if you listen still does not name the players .. Time to retire
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more. Although, he still has passion for College Football and Cal, he's technically regressed to the point of embarrassment. Completed passes are to 'a receiver', to where?, which yard line? And the score...have to listen about 20 minutes to get that. He used to be much better at all of this. It's a tough listen now. But given his long association with the team, I'm fine with him riding it out to the end.
DeleteI gave away tickets to this game but I was listening on the radio to Starkey make the call on "the play", I then realized I made a big mistake.
ReplyDeleteI believe he bought the copy rights to The Play call
ReplyDeleteI remember him doing Seals hockey on KEEN.
ReplyDeleteThe "Play" call by Starkey is both one of the most famous and yet amateurish calls in football history. I listened to that play live in '82 -- on the Stanford station. That wasn't such a great call either, for different reasons (mainly confusion on the part of the Stanford announcer -- I think Ron Barr?)
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