Stickles was an ex-49ER, a NOTRE DAME alum; he became even more well-known in the Bay Area broadcasting sports on KGO RADIO, and providing the color for both the RAIDERS and CAL football. In his retirement days, he enjoyed life as a beer distributor. He died a few years back.
Stickles was hard to warm up to if that was your MO. He had issues in life like some of us all do. I met him early in my own life; he bought me breakfast across the street from the old KGO Radio studios on Golden Gate Ave. It was pretty funny as we schmoozed at the lovely (winK) "Studio Cafe."
Like I said, Monte was a difficult person to get to know. He could be funny, hysterical, even borderline charming. But he could be very difficult too. A character who had plenty of character until he didn't. It was sort of complicated.
Rich (or anyone else in the know),
ReplyDeleteOff-air, did Stickles get along with Bill King? A couple of strong personalities, from what I've read and heard.
NFL Films featured Stickles during a brief segment on tough players, in their "Lost Treasures" series. The episode was "The End of an Era, 1968-1970," and it is on YouTube.
My understanding is that Stickles did, indeed, get along with Bill King. Just a fan of both. Didn’t know them personally.
ReplyDeleteOff-air, did Stickles get along with Bill King? A couple of strong personalities, from what I've read and heard.
ReplyDeleteNFL Films featured Stickles during a brief segment on tough players, in their "Lost Treasures" series. The episode was "The End of an Era, 1968-1970," and it is on YouTube.
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Remember "Emeryville Ed" and "Little Bill" who always used to call in to Stick's KGO Sports Talk show? BTW he was one of the first hosts (if not the first) of sports talk radio in the area.
ReplyDeleteGreg Jordan, KGO, was earlier. Had a Saturday call-in sports show.
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