THE BAY AREA RADIO MUSEUM
PRESENTS A TRIBUTE TO
HALL OF FAME BROADCASTER
LON SIMMONS
Lon Simmons
BARHOF Class of 2006
Legendary broadcaster for the San Francisco Giants,
Oakland Athletics and San Francisco 49ers
Wit, raconteur, golfer, blessed with a set of
pipes sent down from the Heavens
His Big-League Career
1957-1980, 1987-1988 — San Francisco 49ers
1958-73, 1976-78, 1996-2002 — San Francisco Giants
1981-1995 — Oakland Athletics
2003-Present — San Francisco Giants (Emeritus)
THE JOURNEY UP
1954-1956 — Fresno State University (sports play-by-play)
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
| Lon’s Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Speech |
| More Of The Sounds Of Simmons |
