Roy Steele, who worked as the A’s public address announcer at the Oakland Coliseum for close to 40 years, has died.
Before Steele ever graced A’s fans with his smooth, authoritative voice he had compiled a robust body of work.
According to whitecleatbeat.com, Steele was a Baptist minister for 17 years. He worked at Marine World Africa USA, then based in Redwood City, introducing water ski acts. He was a disc jockey. For a time worked at a park and rec department.
Steele and the A’s hit Oakland about the same time, in the late 1960s.