Recent Event Highlights: Hawaii sportscaster Les Keiter dies at 89, Sportscaster Les Keiter dead at 89, Flashback: Broadcaster Les Keiter, March 3, 2008, and 3 more...
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...Keiter, a longtime Hawaii sportscaster who also called Muhammad Ali's first title win over Sonny Liston in 1964, has died just two weeks shy of his 90th birthday. Keiter's wife, Lila, said her husband was surrounded by family when he died Tuesday at Castle...
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The Seattle Times
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...Keiter, who served as the voice of Hawai'i and national sporting events for more than a half century, died today. He was 89. Keiter achieved national and local prominence for his booming play-by-play accompanied by folksy catchphrases. KHON2 news anchor Joe...
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The Honolulu Advertiser
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...During those Olympics, Keiter called the play-by-play for George Foreman's gold-medal boxing victory. STAR-BULLETIN / 1979 Les Keiter re-creates a Hawaii Islanders baseball away game for broadcast at home, above. At left, Keiter was the lead sportscaster for...
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Honolulu Star-Bulletin
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...sports since 1970 said he thinks it is the biggest sports event ever to be staged in Hawaii with interest level as the judge. Les Keiter doesn't necessarily agree that today's tussle with Boise State is the most significant game in University of Hawaii football...
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Honolulu Star-Bulletin
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...roll like a wave out of the speaker from the giant radio console and into our living room. The gravelly voice of Les Keiter, who attended the University of Washington and was maybe the best blow-by-blow boxing announcer in history, was setting the...
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The Seattle Times
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