Gary Park
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Gary E. Park
- Born July 22, 1935 in California USA
- Died April 30, 2009 in Oakland, CA USA
Biographical Information[edit]
Gary Park was a member of the KTVU-TV sports team in Oakland, CA from 1968 through 1987 including some time as the station's sports director. From 1974 through 1987, Park was also the play-by-play voice of the San Francisco Giants.
Park was involved in one of the most infamous baseball moments in Giants history. During a locker room interview with Will Clark following the Giants clinching the National League western division in 1987, Clark blurted out several strong profanities while on live television.
Park continued to live in the Bay Area after his retirement from television. He died of cancer in May 2009 at age 73.
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