Print, Photographic

Photograph

Shanaman Sports Museum

Rod Belcher, KMO Broadcaster

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Print, Photographic

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1483

Description

An autographed photograph of Rod Belcher, who was Clay Huntington's broadcast partner at KMO-AM. Belcher, a star basketball player at Humboldt State College in Arcata, California, started his broadcasting career at KMO-AM in 1946. Belcher was the radio play-by-play announcer for the Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League from 1957-58. Belcher also broadcast games for the San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Rainiers, University of Washington football and Seattle University basketball. Belcher was named the state's top sports broadcaster from 1961-64. Belcher wrote the Seattle Pilots' theme song, "Go Go You Pilots."

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Sports Broadcasters, Professional/Semi-Pro

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Belcher, Rod

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KMO-AM

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Humboldrt State College

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Seattle Rainiers

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Pacific Coast League

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San Francisco 49ers

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Seattle Rainiers

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University of Washington

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Seattle University

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Seattle Pilots