RIP, Bob Valli

[nattering nabob]

He covered the Oakland Raiders in their glory years in the 1960s and '70s for the Oakland Tribune, and later became sports editor of the Trib. Bob was one of the movers and shakers in sports journalism in the Bay Area for quite awhile. He had Parkinson's and died this week at age 80.

Henry Schulman of the SF Chronicle has a nice remembrance: http://blog.sfgate.com/giants/2011/11/02/so-long-bob-and-thanks/

 

[Dan Hickling]

Not cashing SS checks (yet) and don't live in the East Bay, so I never knew Bob. But Henry made me feel as though I had ...

 

[HanSenSE]

If you're still reading here Henry, ya done good. RIP Bob.

 

[hankschu]

If you're still reading here Henry, ya done good. RIP Bob.

I do check in here, and thanks.