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Northern California pro wrestling voice Walt Harris passes away
Wrestling Observer / Figure Four Online ^ | August 19, 2018 | Dave Meltzer

Posted on 08/19/2018 11:42:00 AM PDT by EveningStar

Walt Harris, the voice of the most popular period of pro wrestling in Northern California and best known nationally as the host of the syndicated Roller Derby shows, passed away last night at the age of 97...

Harris was the sole announcer for National All Star Wrestling and Big Time Wrestling in the 1960s that aired on KTVU, Ch. 2 in San Francisco, and KCRA, Ch. 3, in Sacramento, and were syndicated at times in cities like Honolulu, Phoenix, and other West Coast markets. He had already been the Roller Derby announcer on that station for a few years and Roller Derby was all the rage in the Bay Area before Roy Shire started his career as a promoter, drawing sellouts of the biggest matches at the Cow Palace and making Charlie O'Connell perhaps the most popular athlete in the area...

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; Sports
KEYWORDS: obituary; prowrestling; rollerderby; waltharris

1 posted on 08/19/2018 11:42:00 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Brings back childhood memories. ..of the Roller Derby..Philadelphia Warriors in the 60s...those were the days


2 posted on 08/19/2018 11:49:41 AM PDT by Dog (..."I'm just a cook....")
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To: Dog

Let’s see: Kenji Shibuya + Haru Sasaki. Pepper Gomez/Pedro Morales. Freddie Blasse and the Blond Bombers. Rocky Soul Man Johnson. Miss anyone?


3 posted on 08/19/2018 2:52:56 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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