| 词条 | Don Poier |
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| name = Don Poier | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_date = {{birth date|1951|2|24|mf=y}} | birth_place = Snohomish, Washington, United States | death_date = {{death date and age|2005|1|21|1951|2|24|mf=y}} | death_place = Denver, Colorado | nationality = American | occupation = Sportscaster, Play-by-Play Announcer, Area Announcer | years_active = 1970s–2005 }} Don Poier (February 24, 1951 – January 21, 2005) was a sports play-by-play announcer who called telecasts of Pac-10 football and basketball games and was the radio and television voice for the Vancouver and Memphis Grizzlies. Early lifeBorn in Snohomish, northeast of Seattle, Poier was a three-sport standout in baseball, basketball, and football at Snohomish High School, where he played first base, forward, and punter/quarterback/tight end/defensive back. He starred on Dick Armstrong's first league-champion football team in 1968, earning all-state honors as a DB. After playing basketball on the freshmen team at Washington State, Poier transferred to Pacific Lutheran near Tacoma, where he played defensive end on the football team in 1972-73 for another legendary coach, Frosty Westering.[1] CareerPoier spent more than 20 years of his broadcasting career in Seattle, announcing regional basketball and football games in the Pac-10 and hydroplane boat races. In the 1980s he was the sports director at KING-TV (NBC), and later worked at KCPQ (Fox) and Prime Sports Northwest. In 1995, Poier moved to the professional ranks, joining the Vancouver Grizzlies during their first year in the NBA. Before that, the only professional games he had called were in the NBA, providing play-by-play for the Seattle SuperSonics during the exhibition seasons of the early 1980s & major league baseball, as a broadcaster for the Seattle Mariners in the 1981 season. He and former NBA player and sportscaster Bob Elliott gained national recognition by lending their voices to EA Sports' NBA Live Series video games from 1999 through 2003. After doing radio play-by-play for every Grizzlies game during his tenure in Vancouver and Memphis, he was promoted to television play-by-play for the 2004–05 season.[2] DeathOn January 21, 2005, Poier was found dead of an apparent heart attack in his Denver hotel room before the Grizzlies' game against the Nuggets.[3] The Grizzlies decided to play the game in spite of Poier's sudden death, and lost by a final score of 92–82. The media center at FedExForum, the Grizzlies' home arena in Memphis, has been named in honor of Poier.[4] In addition, a memorial banner hangs from the ceiling at every Grizzlies home game. References1. ^Seattle Post-Intelligencer - "Don Poier, 1951-2005: Voice of Grizzlies honed his skills in NW" - by Jim Moore - 2005-01-25 {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Poier, Don}}2. ^GRIZZLIES: Don Poier, Memphis Grizzlies play-by-play announcer, dies 3. ^Don Poier, Voice of the Grizzlies, Dies 4. ^Grizzlies Unveil Don Poier Media Center 12 : 1951 births|2005 deaths|College basketball announcers in the United States|College football announcers|Major League Baseball broadcasters|National Basketball Association broadcasters|National Football League announcers|Memphis Grizzlies broadcasters|People from Snohomish, Washington|Seattle Mariners broadcasters|Seattle Seahawks broadcasters|Vancouver Grizzlies broadcasters |
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