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NewKIDSOfficers:President, Tony Ribera Vice President, Frank
Brady Treasurer, Don HouriganSecretary, Tom McGraw
Directors:David ClishamJohn CoatesJim DeignanJere DriscollRoger
FerrariBob IsolaKris KimballHamp MauvaisAl MootzJon NakamuraGil
RiberaBob Simi
Dinner Committee:Chair, Andy BurkeVice Chair, Gary BaderVice
Chair, Andy Kerr
Membership Committee:Chair, Ray MonterosoVice Chair, Jack
Scramaglie
Round Table Committee:Editor, Ray WilsonDesign &
Photography, Tom HallPhotography Don HouriganWriter, Manny
AgorastosEx-Offico, Gerald Stratford
Active Past Presidents:Joe ThurstonJack GrealishRobert
HaglerTevis MartinManny AgorastosBill CoxGerald StratfordKen
FlowerFrank FaraoneRick ArellanoTed RademakerDick BechelliBill
LynchAndy Burke Andy KerrGary BaderBill CallendarJeff GraffJerry
Gosland
Emeritus:Bill HenneberryHarvey ChristensenBob Troppmann
www.otanc.org
We Welcome the following New Members
Last of the NinthSince our last Round Table we have lost the
following friends:
Joe FischerAl Graf
Lou LindseyArthur “Frank” McIntyre
George MaganarisDave Marcelli
S.J. “Bill” MonroGene Upshaw
Lou CarellaS.I. ‘56 4 years Basketball. Santa Clara University
‘80. 2-years Rugby.
James CoyneRiordan ‘67 4-years Football and 2-years
Baseball.
Michael CutoneRiordan ‘56 4-years Football. All Catholic, All
West Bay. All Metro - Riordan Hall of Fame Member.
Ronald DavisLincoln ‘52 4 years Football and 4-years Track.
Don DeMelloLincoln ‘45 4-years Football and 4-years Boxing. San
Jose State - Football & Boxing.
Andrew ElkinMonte Vista High School ‘83. Alamo, California
2-years Football.
Jack GoodwinS.I. ‘48 3-years Baseball and 2-years Basketball.
U.S.F. ‘52 3-years Soccer. Member NCAA National Champion Soccer
Team ‘50.Olympic Club - 10-years Handball Champ.
Frank HallPoly ‘53 4-years Football All-City, All-Nor Cal,
All-American. North -South Shrine Game. 4-years Baseball All-City
and All-Nor Cal.USC ‘57 4-years Football. East-West Shrine Game.
S.F. Prep Hall of Fame Member.
Bob NortonS.I. ‘57 3-years Basketball 2-years Football &
1-year Baseball - All-City. USF ‘61. 4-years Basketball and 4-years
Baseball.
Richard ReynoldsSt. Vincent High School ‘70 Petaluma, CA.
4-years Football and 4-years Track. USF ‘74. Intramural
Softball.
Michael SimenstadSan Rafael High School ‘60. Active Handball
Player 44 years.
Michael TerrizziHawthorne High School ‘71 New Jersey 4-years
Football. All-State, All-American Purdue University ‘74 Football
Q.B. 4-years.
Joesph WagnerS.I. ‘94 2-years Soccer, Tennis & Cross
Country. Santa Clara University ‘98 4-years Intramural Soccer and
Tennis.
movers&shakers
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Members & Guestsat the 2008 Spring OTA Meeting:
Eddie La Baron reached out to our attendees with some wonderful
stories of his college and Pro football days, especially concerning
his height. We all had laughs with him.
MEMBERS:Manny Agorastos Ray Arata Lou Aronian Gary Bader Fr.
John Bain Charlie Baker Keith Barnes Malcolm Barnett Dewey Barron
Jim Bass Mark Bass Elliot Bartholomew Art Belcher Duncan Benas
Maurice Bessiere Ken Bianchi Bob Borghello Dick Boyd Bob Braghetta
Frank Brady Bud Bresnahan Dallas Brock Craig Brown Charlton Buckley
Serge Burenin Leo Cacitti Bill Callander Mel Canevaro Sam Carini
Mike Carson Dan Casey Edward Cassilagio Al Casten Eugene Cattolica
Lynn Chapman John Chiarenza Mark Christensen Adrian CibilichArt
Citron Tony Clifford David Clisham John Coates Bill Cody Bill
Collins Don Collopy Jim Connoly Dan Costello Bob Cunningham Pete
Dalton Frank Damon Ron Davis Bob Datwyler
Bob Dawson Tom Dee Jim Deignen Don De Meyer Vince De Nevers Joe
Desmond Larry Doherty Mike Dotterweich Jim Dresser Jere Driscoll
John Drocco Dave Elkin Bob Ellingson Alonzo Emery Ron Ertola Bernie
Esser Warren Fannin Bob Farber Bruce Farber John Featherstone Don
Feehan Roger Ferrari Chuck Figone Marcel Fiore Jack Fitzpatrick
Jack Fleming Ken Flower Bob Foley John Fracchia Alan Fraser Richard
Friedman Dave Friedenberg Jim Gallagher Elmer Gallegos Norm Gard
Mike Garibaldi Fred George Art Gerrans Jack Gleeson Fred Glosser
James Goeller
Jerry Gosland Jeff Graff Ron Granucci Jack Grealish Jim
GrealishBob Guerrero Tom Gumina Bob Hagler Tom Hall Joe Hare Ken
Haukom Jack Hayes Jerry Heckert Frank Hedley Walter Heim Allan
Hitchcock Jim Hodges Dick Hoedt Marvin Hoffman Bill Hooy )Don
HouriganRod Hughes Dick Huxley Dr. John Iocco Bill Isetta Bob Isola
Charlie Iverson George Jarvis Art Jepsen Gary Johnson Thomas
Johnson Warren Johnston Charles Jones Bob Jonsen Gib Kirwin Mic
KellyQuentin Kopp John Kristovich Tom LaGrave Ed Lampe Vic
Lampe
Mike Landridge Charley Leach Tim Leach Eddie LeBaronBob Lee Art
Lidstrom Walt Lightner Bob Lockwood Mario Lombardi Gus Lopez
Richard Luchessi John Lyman William Lynch Bob Macaluso Ron Macaluso
Dave Mackin Larry Maciborka Mike Maffei Warren Maloney Al Marinai
Allen Martino Joe Martino Mario Maso Al Massucco Hamp Mauvais
Robert Max Jim McDonald Ray McDonald Tom McGraw Val McKeever Don
McPhail Don Meeks Robert Micheli Mike Mihalek Bob Mitchell Al
Monaco Richard Moresco George Monteverdi Al Mootz Al Morales Rich
Moresco
Rich Murphy Jon Nakamura Ray Nann Steve Negoesco Mauro Novara
Dennis O’Connor Thomas O’Connor Ed O’Connor Chuck Osborne Pat
O’Shea John Panagakis Manny Pariano Joe PassanisiLarry Peirano Jack
Phelan Bob Placak Jim Placak Howard Poblitz Nick Poppin Bob Powers
Howard Powleson Mel Prescott Fred Quinn John Ralston Ted Rademaker
Dennis Ragan Bob Randall Harry Redlick Gil Ribera Tony Ribera
Baxter Rice Joe Richardson Jerry Richardson Nick Rigas Cliff
Righetti Gene Roberts Bob Roche Tony Rodriquez Al Romero Marv Rossi
Joe Rotenberg
Ed Rothman Mike Saia Seb Saia Bernie Schneider Jack Scramaglia
Bill ShaughnnessyWilliam Sheehan Dick Siggins Louis Signer Bob Simi
J. R. Skidmore Ray Solari Jeff Stahl Bill Stevenson John Strain
Gerry Stratford Tony Stratta Carl Sundquist Dave Taylor Joe
Thurston Bob Tobener Jim Toso Allan Tripp Charles Tyroler Bob Unruh
Bernie Valdez Chuck Vanoncini Paul Velasco Frank Verducci Dick
Verling Joe Vollert Charles Wagner John Wagner Howard Waits John
Walsh Ray Warman Dick Welch Terry White Ray Williamson Ray Wilson
Jeff Wrench Rudy Zannini
GUESTS:Don Ankenbrant Joe AnnuziatoMilton Axt, Jr. Gerald
Bachecki Chuck BarberiniSteve BarnesKen BaumaellPaul BeckEd
BinettiDavid BromSean BuckleyJim CalgaroLou CarellaKen CherryBill
CurranNorm DeBack
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movers&shakers
All-American MemoriesIt was a privilege and an honor to welcome
Eddie La
Baron, All-American at College of the Pacific, combat marine
officer, NFL quarterback, and ultimately gen-eral manager of the
Atlanta Falcons, to the OTA dinner and speaker’s podium last
Spring.
Still standing tall and full of stories beginning with football
at COP under legendary coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, he moved on - with
time out serving as a Ma-rine combat officer in Korea - to memories
of life in the National Football League in the fifties and early
six-ties. He smiled, remembering George Preston Marshall, owner of
the Washington Redskins, his first NFL team who, Eddie said
frequently, “players were getting much too greedy.” Following a Pro
Bowl game, legendary Big Daddy Lipscomb, one of the biggest and
strongest
defensive tackles of his day, told Eddie (in front of Ed-die’s
wife), “I’m going to kill you!”
An exceptionally warm and lively question and an-swer session
followed with our All-American (in every sense of that word)
patiently responding in detail. A privilege and an honor - it
certainly was that.
By Ray Wilson
An old friend displays and early college football cover.
Rich Di Conte Robert DoddsAndrew ElkinJoe FernandoFred
FlowersLiam Frost Shawn Frost Roger Goldberg Jack GoodwinGil
GuzmanFrank HalldorsonOddie HoffmanMel JohnsonMike KeckJoe
KellySteve Landridge Michael LaRoccaBob Maloney
Kevin MaloneyGreg Marinee Jim MartinLee Michelson Mike
MilsteinMel Modesti Michael ModestiJim MootzGene MullinMurdo
Nicholsen Gene Noble Frank NoonanAndy Odisio Ernie OrozcoStan
Pandolphi Don PeterJeff PollackEd Powell
Peter QuevedoBuck Reed Bill Renna Rich ReynoldsEric RimesPhil
RyanDave SmithJim Storer Mike Terrizzig Dave Thomas August
ThornBarry TomkinsDan VoreyerJoe WagnerTed WehdeRick Wright Gil
Ybarra
TIME OUTBy Manny Agorastos, CAL ‘57
Darr Ahern Honored by The Olympic Club at the 50 year Members
Dinner for his
71 years association.
Tom HallAlso honored by The Olympic Club at the 50 year Members
Dinner for
his 51 years association and he happens to be the
designer/photographer for this publication.
Otis Byrd Concluded his 2007 officiating season in December,
working the
Independence Bowl game in Shreveport, LA. Between Alabama and
Colorado University. This was his 2nd bowl game in the last 5
years.
Way to go Otis! Next, a BCS Bowl assignment?
Bill Henneberry, Dick Huxley and Bob St. Clair Honored as
members of the USF Dons undefeated, untied and unin-
vited 1951 Football Team at a two-day Fiesta Bowl Ceremony.
January 1st saw the induction of a Don’s team jersey to be a
permanent display
in the Fiesta Bowl Museum and January 2nd the team was honored
with a video tribute highlighting the team’s accomplishments
and history, being aired nationally during half-time. By the
way, West Virginia crushed Oklahoma.
Dick Davey and Mike Montgomery Dick, retired Santa Clara
Basketball coach and our guest speaker back in April ‘93, joins
Stanford as an assistant head coach. While, Mike, ex Stanford &
Golden State Warrior coach and our guest speaker in the fall ‘91,
becomes CAL’s new head coach. He returns to Maples Pavil-
ion January 17, ‘09. Should be exciting!
Lou Signer Playing on two knee replacements and an injured hand,
“The Bionic
Man” won the U.S.H.A. National Four-Wall 70 plus B singles
championship last year at the University of Minnesota. He was
worried about his knees, but they were awesome, and advises all
others who are aching out there, “If you are going to have the
replacement done,
just do it and don’t be scared.” Semper Fi, Lou! Currently he
coaches handball at CAL.
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The Round Table Fall 2008A Semi-Annual
Publicationof the
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The new website www.otanc.org
By Ray Wilson Our fall dinner guest and speaker, Bob Fitzgerald,
is a thirteen-year veteran of San Francisco’s KNBR, a sports-talk
formatted AM radio station. Bob also does play-by-play telecasts of
Golden State Warriors basketball for the last 15 years and the San
Jose SaberCats arena football league’s only voice in the franchise
history (14 years). 24/7 sports talk radio is a fairly new AM
program format, following in the earlier model of all-talk and
all-news radio broadcasts. All-sports first aired on July 1, 1997,
after a change in call letters, at WFAN in New York City. A few
days before WFAN had been WHN, which featured country music and the
Mets games. Among WFAN’s first hosts were Greg Gumbel and Jim
Lampley. It didn’t hurt that Don Imus was part of the package,
kicking off the day’s programming with Imus in the Morning. Imus
himself didn’t care much for sports, but occasionally pretended to
be interested. At any rate, WFAN was and remains the leading sports
talk station in the country, regularly outdrawing even the ESPN
1050 flagship station in New York. WFAN established the formula for
sports talk formatting with a combination of talk and play-by-play
programming, holding
broadcast rights to the New York Giants, the Mets, New Jersey
Devils hockey, and Nets basketball. Its play-by-play affiliations
are deemed essential to WFAN’s success, setting up, as they do,
call-ins to the regular sports talk hosts. The formula swiftly
spread across the country with every medium- to large-market now
featuring a sports talk station. San Francisco’s KNBR follows this
formula with a combination of sports talk and play-by-play
programming. In addition to San Francisco Giants games, KNBR’s
play-by-play lineup includes the 49ers, Warriors basketball and
SaberCats football. Besides the local connections, KNBR is an ESPN
affiliate, broadcasting familiar ESPN features: Sports Center and
Sports Nation. Bob Fitzgerald, who has promised to
take us inside the world of sports talk radio, is in some
degree, however, a local product. He was born and partly raised in
Chicago, where his father worked as an electrician at Comisky Park,
home of the White Sox and of course, Harry Carey, a Hall of Fame
broadcaster. Taken west with his family, he was enrolled in Serra
High School, the same high school attended by Barry Bonds, Tom
Brady and Lynn Swann among others. Following Serra he returned to
the Midwest and Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame he realized a
childhood dream, doing play-by-play of Notre Dame football games on
the student-run radio station. Graduating from Notre Dame he next
took a masters degree in sports management at Ohio State. Returning
to the Bay Area, he worked for seven years at the Oakland Tribune
writing a sports column, “The Final Say” while listening and
studying, as he says, to Bill King, Lon Simmons and Hank Greenwald.
He eventually joined KNBR where he remains today, partnering on the
12 to 3 PM slot with Rod Brooks.Most recently Bob served as
play-by-play man for water polo at the Olympics in Beijing. Our
guest and speaker, brings a wealth of varied media experience to
the podium and special insights into the burgeoning world of sports
talk radio.
Bob Fitzgerald
Inside Sports Talk Radio