Al Michaels Fun Facts

* Al Michaels broadcast SF Giants games on KSFO in the 1970's.

*Al Michaels is close friends with Art Spander and Eddie DeBartolo.

*Al Michaels and Al Davis were bitter enemies. The Raiders hierarchy practically tried to blackball Michaels and Michaels himself lampooned the Raiders.

*Al Michaels uttered the most famous sports-on-TV words, "Do you believe in miracles?" on ABC during the 1980 Olympics US men's hockey victory over the Russians.

*Al Michaels is not Bob Costas.

*Bob Costas tries to be like Al Michaels a lot.

*Al Michaels had a BIG mansion in Hillsborough.

*Al Michaels makes $10M a year and is the #1-announcer on the #1-rated TV program in the country--Sunday "Football Night in America."

*Al Michaels wears $5000 Gucci suits.

*Al Michaels breaks a lot of bread with John Madden on Madden's bus.

*Al Michaels is happily married but likes to glance at beautiful women.

*Al Michaels can tell a good joke.

*Al Michaels preferred wine: 1990 Kendall Jackson cab.

*Al Michaels post-game 49ers-Bears destination: Boulevard, 9: 30. Party of Two.

*Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf and me did an interview with Larry King on his radio show back in 1985 direct from the Clift hotel after a 49ers MNF game.

*Al Michaels is a nice man, thank you and have a nice day.

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Bruce debuts on KNBR 1050; Where was Al Michaels?; Monday media dish

KNBR's Damon Bruce will debut today, (Monday) from Noon-4PM on the stations' sister station, 1050AM . Expect Bruce to get fired up immediately with some peppered content on the Olympics, USA-Canada, (naturally), the Warriors, (we hope) and some biting initial takes on the Giants.

As Bruce boasted repeated times last week on his 680 show, "I'm NOT beholden to the Giants, Warriors or 49Er's." We can only hope and anticipate. One things for sure: He won't have any competition, as Rudy and the angry LSU guy shill away and giggle on 680 AM from Noon-3.

**WHERE WAS AL MICHAELS?

Mystery question of the day: just as USA-Canada entered overtime, mysteriously, without any explanation from NBC, Al Michaels, who hosted the pre-game gold medal hockey showdown, disappeared from the booth. Where did Michaels go? No rhyme or reason. Hello NBC PR people. Anybody home?

Do you believe in miracles, Part 2? No. Darn.

**Speaking of KNBR 680, once again, the station went wall-to-wall Sunday with "best of", previously-recorded interviews from the past week. Nice to turn on the "sports leader" immediately after the hockey game and hear the "Razor and Mr. T" interviewing a Saint Mary's basketball player. Good programming.

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