~BILL KING: THE ULTIMATE VOICE OF THE OAKLAND RAIDERS~

[@markfinley3703]

Bill King was the greatest. Period.

[@kennedycormick2775]

The voice of my childhood..the best..

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

I agree! 💯

[@kennedycormick2775]

I sat behind bill king just to watch him at a exhibition game in yakima.wa..the game was secondary..

[@paulabramson8066]

The best announcer to do the Raiders Bill King rest in peace Bill we love you

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

Yes, truly the best.

[@al6347]

Bill King...A's and Raiders PBP...GOAT...HOLY TOLEDO!!!! I'M SO GLAD I WAS RAISED UP IN BK TIME.

[@mattosullivan9687]

I grew up on Bill King, from the early Raider days, the Warriors days and the A's Days. Love the man

[@GregAlterton]

Re: your comment -- Davis wanting to cut Bill King's salary in half was a big mistake. Nobody remembers who took Bill King's place as the voice of the Raiders. But he went on to be the play-by-play announcer for the A's, and along with Lon Simmons, announced the A's 1989 World Series win (ironic, in that the final game of that series, Bill had laryngitis and could barely speak; he did pipe up once with a whispery "Rickey" in a reference to Rickey Henderson). But growing up with Bill King as the announcer for the Warriors and Raiders (at the same time), and then the A's -- all of whom Bill announced their respective championships -- what a privilege to hear him, and what a career. To my mind, the Raiders were never "The Raiders" without the voice of Bill King.

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

Kevin Harlan replaced Bill King the following year. You're right though, the Raiders went downhill after Bill King left. It wasn't until the year 1999, that the Raiders had a pretty good run with Rich Gannon and Jon Gruden.

[@dennisderr3478]

We too turned off the TV and put on the Radio announcing of Bill King! The BEST!

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

Yeah that was in the 70s, when the television and the radio broadcasts were synced up. Now there's like a eight second delay. You see the action before you hear the announcer.

[@luiscerda2132]

Wow was blessed to have hear this legend with the mighty Oakland A’s wish I could have listen to him calling Raiders games. But when the Raiders came back to Oakland they got Greg Papa another legend.

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

I still hear Greg Papa on the 49ers radio broadcasts, he's definitely a Legend. 😎👍

[@rudymartinez5270]

I still have Greg Papa as my ring tone. Touchdown RRAAAIIDERRS!!!

[@mitchweiner]

There was no one ever better !

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

IKR👌

[@vpolite1]

I grew up a die hard San Francisco Giants an d 49ers fan. Bill King is the greatest sports voice in history.

[@nancydenton7496]

The best I've heard. Not a Raider or A's fan.

[@glennhayes1292]

We went to most games in Oakland. Always brought Bill King on the transistor radio. Perfect combination 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

That's what we did too. I remember many times fishing at Lake Chabot during a Raiders game and having a transistor radio in my pocket listening to Bill King announce game. Or when we were out hunting rabbits and pheasants with our Goshawks. 📻🗣️🏴‍☠️🏈👍

[@rudymartinez5270]

I remember listening to him when I would listen to the raiders games on the radio as a kid

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

Those were the Raiders' glory years.

[@wonglee2424]

This man should be in the broadcast wing of the NFL Hall of Fame how Bill King goes over anyone of those voters heads is a mystery

[@dennisderr3478]

For sure -- He was the BEST!

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

I definitely don't disagree.👍

[@nancydenton7496]

Way better than, say, Jack Flemming.

[@GregAlterton]

Bill King’s play-by-play style is the reason I became a Raider fan. All those great games, all those great Bill King calls. “Get your big butt outta here! He does!” And real Raider fans always turned down the TV game volume to listen to the description by Bill King.

[@ClassicRocker61]

Old Man Willie

[@bobmyerly7189]

You were on my mind this week when Carr and the Raiders pulled the game out of the fire with KC. What a game! Hope you were watching. Those Raider fans went wild. m

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

Bob Myerly I had to watch it off the DVR but yeah that was probably in the top 5 finishes in Raider history.

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

0:35 Bill King Oakland Raiders/LA Raiders radio 📻 commentary in the 1970s & 1980s Oakland As radio 📻 commentator ⚾️

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

Yes sir! 🎙️

[@mikerincon3565]

Could somebody please digitally put together bill king and Greg papa,!!! Now that would be a double all time raider broadcast team that would never be beaten both are all time hall-of-famer in my book and on my radio dial used to listen to them while turning off the TV sound that is how deep some raider fans really absorb the game !!!!

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

That would be cool.

[@vpolite1]

Why?

[@mikebernhardt92]

I more or less grew up hearing Greg Papa as the voice of Oakland, but bill king sounds and looks like like he should be a sports caster

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

It was a crying shame Al Davis tried to lowball him on his last contract. He offered half the salary and Bill said see you later.

[@mikebernhardt92]

Yeah, I love the fact that the great John madden became a big voice of football, as sportscaster and commentator

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

@@mikebernhardt92 Yeah John Madden was the original Captain Obvious. With such quotes as: "these teams are so evenly matched, I think whoever scores the most points will win." Then he starts talking and laughing at the same time you don't know what the hell he's saying. Total classic John Madden.

[@billbeardsley3262]

No offense to Greg Papa, he couldn’t hold Bill King’s jock. Second to Vin Scully in my book.

[@BFPC-bs5lr]

The GOAT. Crazy that he’s the GOAT of two franchises and two sports. (Could be a third but I don’t follow NBA. He was the voice for the Raiders, A’s and Warriors (NBA).

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

Yeah, back in the day I was only interested in football and boxing. It wasn't until I got older, that I started watching MLB and NBA.

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

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