LOS ANGELES -- Chris Roberts, who worked as UCLA's football and basketball play-by-play radio announcer for 23 years, has died. He was 74.
He died at his Glendora home east of Los Angeles on Friday from complications of Parkinson's disease, the school said Saturday.
When he retired in 2015, Roberts equaled Fred Hessler's record for longest tenured play-by-play broadcaster in school history.
Roberts was hired by UCLA in 1992. He called football games for 23 seasons, including 16 bowl games that included the Bruins' Rose Bowl appearances in 1994 and '99.
He also broadcast basketball, including 19 appearances by the Bruins in the NCAA tournament.