Lon Simmons - Hall of Fame

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THE BAY AREA RADIO MUSEUM
PRESENTS A TRIBUTE TO
HALL OF FAME BROADCASTER
LON SIMMONS

Lon Simmons

Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame

Class of 2006

Lon Simmons

Legendary broadcaster for the San Francisco Giants,
Oakland Athletics and San Francisco 49ers

Wit, raconteur, golfer, Fresno's favorite native son,
blessed with a set of pipes sent down from the Heavens

His Big-League Career
1957-1980 — San Francisco 49ers
1958-73, 1976-78, 1996-2002 — San Francisco Giants
1981-1995 — Oakland Athletics
2003-Present — San Francisco Giants (Emeritus)

HONORS

2002 — Fresno City Hall of Fame*
2004 — Ford C. Frick Award, National Baseball Hall of Fame
2006 — Inductee, Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame
2006 — Glendale Community College Athletic Hall of Fame*

* — jointly, with Bill Thompson

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