Bob Fouts
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Template:DMCA Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Robert Oliver Fouts (December 19, 1921 – July 7, 2019)[1] was an American sportscaster who was best known for his work as a play-by-play announcer for San Francisco 49ers football.
Biography
Fouts worked with Lon Simmons on radio and television broadcasts for the 49ers in the 1950s. He also called basketball games for the Saint Mary's Gaels and other schools and covered ice hockey, golf, Pacific Coast League San Francisco Seals, track-and-field, and even wrestling. Fouts was elected into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in 2008. He also covered the Olympic Games and served as sports anchor for KPIX-TV and KGO-TV and called games for the San Francisco Warriors.
Personal
Fouts attended Christian Brothers High School and St. Mary's College of California and then went to serve in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. He resided with his wife in San Francisco and had five children, one of whom, Dan Fouts, went on to become a Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback and football broadcaster.[2]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kroner, Steve (July 8, 2019). "Longtime Bay Area broadcaster Bob Fouts dies at 97". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hoffarth, Tom (August 4, 2019). "Dan Fouts mourns the death of his dad, Bob, a renowned broadcaster in his own right". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
External links
- Bob Fouts – KSFO/49ers Promotional Photo – Circa 1958
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bush, David (December 8, 2002). "Former 49ers broadcaster is still on the air". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- Celebrating The Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame – Class of 2008!
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