Bob Robertson (announcer)

Bob Robertson (born 1929) is a retired play-by-play announcer and color man for Washington State University Cougar football and basketball.[1][2] He was the voice of the team on radio for 52 years,[3] and was also play-by-play announcer for Tacoma's Pacific Coast League team, with the ability to recreate play by play from the studio] while the team is on the road.[4]

Robertson attended Western Washington State College in Bellingham. In 1955, Robertson went to South Bend, Indiana, to announce Notre Dame football.[5] That lasted for only two years.

In 1964, Robertson began his work with WSU football, leaving briefly to announce for the Washington Huskies from 1969–1971.[1][6] He returned to WSU in 1972, where he would eventually do both football and basketball.

Robertson was known for his sign off "Always be a good sport, be a good sport all ways." In 2011, Robertson was replaced as play-by-play announcer, but remained on the football broadcasts as an analyst.[7] He announced his immediate retirement on October 15th, 2018. [8]