Rest in Peace Boys
Updated May 15, 2008
This page is dedicated to those players who wore the Silver and Black but passed on into the next world because of some reason. From the fans of the Raiders we remember your dedication, courage and fortitude as a Raider but also as a person as well. We miss you guys and we will never forget you. GODSPEED GUYS!
Assistant Coach Earl Leggett (2008)
C #66 Curtis Whitley (2008, overdose?)
DT- #96 Darrell Russell (Car Accident 2005)
C- #50 Dave Dalby (Car accident, 2002)
CB #35 Dwayne O'Steen (Heart Attack, 2001)
CB/PR #20 Neal Colize (Heart Attack, 2001)
SS/FS #42 or #29 Eric Turner (1999) (cancer)
DE #90 Mike Wise (suicide, 1992)
S #30 Stacy Toran (car accident)
WR #85 Bob Chandler (cancer)
TE # Roger Hagberg (died April 15, 1970 in a Auto Accident)
DE # 72 John Matuszak (pneumonia, 1989)
DT #77 Lyle Alzado (cancer)
RB #45 Tim Hall (Murder)
DL Leon Bender (natural causes)
C #67 Dan Turk (Testicular Cancer)
S Dave Waymer (1991)
OL #78 Scott Whittaker (Car accident, 2003)
Bill King (Complications from Surgery 2005)
Bill King, longtime Bay Area sportscaster who was the radio
voice of the Oakland A's since 1981, died Monday night.
King died after complications from surgery.
Known for his trademark beard, his call of "Holy Toledo," and his
colorful lifestyle, King was behind the mike for some of the most memorable
moments in Bay Area sports history.
King was believed to be 78. The lack of knowledge of his exact age was one of
the many quirks that made King one of the great characters in Bay Area sports.
He was the voice of the Warriors from the time they moved to San Francisco in
1962 until 1983. That tenure included the team's only NBA championship in 1975.
In 1966 he began broadcasting Raiders games and stayed with that franchise
through the move Los Angeles in 1982. He gave up the Raiders job in 1992, before
the team returned to Oakland, to concentrate on baseball.
His call of the famous "Sea of Hands" pass from Ken Stabler to
Clarence Davis in a 1974 playoff, is considered one of the greatest play-by-play
accounts ever.
He also was at the mike for the "Heidi Game," against the Jets, the
"Immaculate Reception" by Franco Harris in Pittsburgh and the
"Holy Roller" against the Chargers, three memorable moments in Raiders
history.
With the A's he teamed first with Hall of Famer Lon Simmons and then Ken Korach.
He broadcast the three straight World Series appearances (1988-90) as well as
Rickey Henderson's steal of third to set the all-time stolen base record.
King, who broadcast college games in the Midwest following World War II, came to
the Bay Area in 1958.
