Every place with a team has a special link to its broadcasters, because broadcasters are ultimately artists, and sports is nothing if not art.
Thus, the passing of Hank Greenwald, longtime Giants, Warriors and A’s broadcaster and part of the microphone’s golden age in these parts, evokes memories of the artistry not only of athletes but of the people who described their exploits.
Greenwald, 83, was a man of his time, using fewer words than would be considered normal today to trust a scene to describe itself, as was the fashion of the day. His work with Bill King on the Warriors in the ‘60s and ‘70s was exemplary for its knowledge, pacing, literacy and humor, and their ability to play off each other seamlessly.