OXON HILL, Md. -- Former Oakland Athletics announcer Bill King has won the Ford C. Frick Award presented by the Hall of Fame for excellence in broadcasting.The award was announced Wednesday at the winter meetings. King died in 2005 after 25 years of calling As games.King liked to punctuate big plays with his signature exclamation of Holy Toledo! He also was known for his handlebar mustache and beard, making his face as well as his voice familiar with fans.For nearly a half-century, King called games in the Bay Area. He started out as a fill-in on Giants broadcasts and later did play-by-play for the Raiders and Warriors. He joined the Athletics crew in 1981.New York Mets general Sandy Alderson was the longtime GM of the As in the 1980s and 90s, when the Bash Brothers rose to prominence. Alderson said he enjoyed Kings interest in sports and other fields.Outstanding! He was so fantastic. What I loved about him was he was so unlike most baseball announcers. He was very erudite, loved language, had great command of it, but infused that language with tremendous energy and enthusiasm and passion, Alderson said.He felt strongly about certain topics, both in the game and out of the game. He loved German food. He loved the opera. He always drove a car that was at least 20 years old and was just an incredible personality, an eccentric in a positive way that stood out even in the Bay Area, which is full of eccentrics, he said. I think one of the reasons he didnt get in earlier is because he was so well known for his other sports, as well, and people forgot how good he was in baseball.King was among eight finalists on the ballot for the Frick honor. Gary Cohen, Jacques Doucet, Ken Harrelson, Pat Hughes, Mike Krukow, Ned Martin and Dewayne Staats also were considered by a 17-member panel.King will be recognized on July 29 during the Hall of Fame induction weekend in Cooperstown, New York. Nike Air Max 1 2021 . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. Nike Air Max 1 2020 . Thousands of fans at Mosaic Stadium will be cozying up to each other in an effort to stay warm in chilly temperatures and block the Prairie wind that locals say can knock your socks off. https://www.cheapairmax1store.com/ . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. Nike Air Max 1 . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday. Cheap Nike Air Max 1 . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. (STATS) -- Northern Arizona sophomore quarterback Case Cookus shoulder injury hasnt been ruled as being season-ending, but coach Jerome Souers says his struggling team is braced for the long term.Souers said during the Big Sky Conferences weekly coaches teleconference on Wednesday that Cookus is sidelined indefinitely. East Carolina transfer Blake Kemp will make his second consecutive start on Saturday when Northern Arizona (1-4, 0-2), the preseason favorite in the Big Sky, visits Montana State (2-3, 0-2).When I say indefinitely, we dont really know exactly, but it is for a longer period of time, Souers said.ddddddddddddUntil the medical team thats working with Case can establish his healing protocol and when it would be safe for him to return, are we going to know better.Cookus was the 2015 STATS FCS Freshman of the Year, throwing for an FCS freshman-record 37 touchdown passes.He was injured against Eastern Washington on Sept. 24. In four games, he is 80 of 119 for 1,173 yards and 13 touchdowns against one interception, with a 184.4 passing efficiency rating. ' ' '