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American sportscaster (1921?2019)
Robert Oliver Fouts
(December 19, 1921 ? July 7, 2019)
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was an American sportscaster who was best known for his work as a
play-by-play
announcer for
San Francisco 49ers
football.
Biography
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Bob 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
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Bob 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.
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