Howard King (public-address announcer)
Howard D. King (June 4, 1932 - May 4, 2016)[1] was the public-address announcer of Michigan Stadium (the home stadium of the Michigan Wolverines college football team) for 33 years,[2] from 1972[3][4] to 2005. King and his wife, Liz Sayre-King, resided in Traverse City, Michigan, USA.[5]
King died at his home on May 4, 2016, aged 83.
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary for Howard D. King". Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ Brandstatter, Jim (2005). Tales from Michigan Stadium, Volume II. Sports Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-58261-888-3.
- ^ Rose, Jim (September 26, 1996). "The voice of Michigan Stadium - Announcer Howard King celebrates 25 years behind the mic". The Michigan Daily.
- ^ "Howard King's vocal vocation". The Michigan Daily. October 16, 1977. p. 7 – via Bentley Historical Library.
- ^ "The Voice of Michigan Stadium Will Call His Last Game". MGoBlue Football. 16 November 2005.