Rod Belcher
Inducted: 1999
Outstanding Northwest radio and TV sports broadcaster for
over 50 years. He covered UW sports, Major League and Pacific Coast League
baseball, Seattle University basketball in the "O'Brien" era, hydroplane
races and other major NW events. Voted State of Washington Sportscaster of
the Year for three consecutive years during his tenture as KING-TV sports
director. Radio voice of the San Francisco 49'ers for one year and a color
commentator on the 1964 NBC-TV Rose Bowl telecast. |
Bob
Blackburn
Inducted: 2001
Recognized as a pro's pro in the sports broadcasting field.
He was the original voice of the Seattle Supersonics. His nearly 60 year old
career includes announcing over 7000 sports events and 2359 NBA games. His
play-by-play coverage includes all major professional and collegiate sports.
During 25 years with the Sonics, he was acclaimed among NBA's top three
broadcasters.
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Royal
Brougham
Inducted: 1968
Easily the dean of Northwest
sports writers after a career of nearly 60 years, he gained wide renown for
his versatility. A veritable globetrotter, he traveled to many nations while
spcializing in covering the Olympic Games and heavyweight championship
fights for The Seattle P-I. |
Clay Huntington
Inducted: 1999
Called Tacoma's all-purpose ambassador and sports treasure,
his radio and television sportscasting career extended over 55 years. He
also was a sports writer with several local daily newspapers including The
Tacoma Times. He was one of the founders of the Tacoma Athletic Commission
in the 1940's. His signature feat was establishing the State of Washington
Sports Hall of Fame. |
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Les
Keiter
Inducted: 2001
Regarded as a broadcast cult figure for over 50 years in the
profession. His exciting radio career took him from his native Seattle to
New York and Philadelphia. He was the first play-by-play sportscaster for
the old American Football League. He covered major boxing on ABC radio and
TV. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1941 and retired from
broadcasting in Hawaii after gaining national prominence in the field. |
Leo Lassen
Inducted: 1974
His was a rasping monotone,
but Leo Lassen's descriptions of Seattle Rainiers' baseball games gained him
radio audiences of incredible proportions during the 1930's '40s and '50s in
the Puget Sound area. And he was sorely missed when he departed the
microphone in 1961. Leo started as a sportswriter and got into broadcasting
accidently.
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John McCallum
Inducted: 1994
One of state's most prolific sports authors, specializing in
football and boxing histories. The native Tacoman wrote over 30 books,
several major book club selections. He spent a dozen years in New York City
covering major sports for the NEA syndicate. Won varsity letters in wresting
and baseball for WSU in the 1940s. |
Georg Meyers
Inducted: 2001
One of the most revered sports editors and columnists in the
State of Washington. He spent over 35 years with the Seattle Times covering
all sports including nine Olympic Games. His sports interest stemmed from
boyhood where his father was a professional boxer. In his collegiate days he
served as sports information director at the College of Pacific under famed
coach Amos Alonzo Stagg. |
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Harry Missildine
Inducted: 2001
Legendary Inland Empire sports
editor and columnist. He spend nearly 30 years with the Spokesman-Review in
Spokane, retiring in 1982. He was six-days-a-week sports columnist covering
Washington State University, University of Idaho and Gonzaga
University sports. An accomplished golfer, winner of numerous titles, he has
written for Golf Digest and other publications. His career spanned over a
half century. |
Dave Niehaus
Inducted: 2004
First and
foremost aptly describes the Seattle Mariners outstanding
play-by-play broadcaster. For nearly three decades he has
been the lead announcer for the M's and is recognized as of
the best and most exciting in the game. His expressions like
"My Oh My" and "It will fly away" for home runs is familiar
throughout the Northwest. One of the first members of the
Mariners Hall of Fame. His broadcast credits are numerous. |
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Vince O'Keefe
Inducted: 1977
One of the deans of the
state's sports writers, he covered the sports scence for over a half
century. Nearly all of his career was with the Seattle Times. He's been
called a newsman's newsman by his peers. |
Bob Robertson
Inducted: 2007
Acknowledged as one of the top TV and radio play-byplay
announcers in the Northwest. The long-time voice of WSU
Cougar football and basketball since 1964, he has been named
State Sportscaster of the Year 12 times. He has covered all
major sports in the region including Pacific Coast League
baseball, Seattle Totems hockey and Seattle Sounders soccer.
In 2004, he won the Chris Schenkel National Football
Foundation award and is a member of the broadcaster’s wing
of the College Hall of Fame. |
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Milt
Woodard
Inducted: 1989
A former College of Puget Sound baseball star who had a
distinguised career as a sportswriter for the Tacoma News Tribune and the
Chicago Sun-Times. He was in charge of the Western Open golf tournament for
10 years. He also served as Commissioner of the AFL pro football league. |
