Trade Russell Wilson? Dump Pete Carroll? No way, Ron Callan says …
Veteran broadcaster Ron Callan, known locally for his work doing sidelines for football and radio play-by-play for women’s basketball for Oregon State, has also been press box public-address announcer for Seattle Seahawks games for 20 years. Counting time as a television reporter, pre-game host and network sideline reporter, Callan has put in 42 years with the Northwest’s NFL team.
The Heart of Football: Why the Small College Game Matters
Phil Maas loves just about everything about football and the coaching profession.
That shines through in his book, “The Heart of Football,” which focuses on what he believes are the merits of the sport, in particular at the lower levels.
Maas, 75, lives in Weed, Calif., a town of about 3,000 situated at the base of Mount Shasta, just an hour south of Ashland. A high school and junior college coach for 50 years, he still coaches running backs at College of the Siskiyous, a member of the California Community College Athletic Association located in Weed. Chris Knudsen, the well-respected long-time coach at Gresham’s Centennial High, says Maas is a bit of a legend in coaching circles.
For Ron Callan, a strange yet fulfilling night at CenturyLink Field
Through covering and working for the Seahawks for 40 years, I never expected to be watching a game in an empty Century Link Field. Beginning in 1981, I covered the Seahawks as a radio reporter, serving as a member of the Seahawks’ broadcast team (1995-2002). Since that time, I have worked the home games as a member of the Seahawks staff. I have the incredibly intense and rewarding job as the internal public address announcer. From my seat in the NFL stats room, I relate the official stats to the throng of media and others packing the stadium's press box.