Don Poier
| Don Poier | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 24, 1951 Snohomish, Washington, United States |
| Died | January 21, 2005 (aged 53) Denver, Colorado |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation |
Sportscaster, Play-by-Play Announcer, Area Announcer |
| Years active | 1970s–2005 |
Don Poier (February 24, 1951 – January 21, 2005) was a sports play-by-play announcer who called telecasts of Pac-10 football and basketball games and was the radio and television voice for the Vancouver and Memphis Grizzlies.
Born in Snohomish, northeast of Seattle, Poier was a three-sport standout in baseball, basketball, and football at Snohomish High School, where he played first base, forward, and punter/quarterback/tight end/defensive back. He starred on Dick Armstrong's first league-champion football team in 1968,
earning all-state honors as a DB.
After playing basketball on the freshmen team at Washington State, Poier transferred to Pacific Lutheran near Tacoma,
where he played defensive end on the football team in 1972-73 for another legendary coach, Frosty Westering.
Poier spent more than 20 years of his broadcasting career in Seattle, announcing regional basketball and football games in the Pac-10 and hydroplane boat races. In the 1980s he was the sports director at KING-TV (NBC), and later worked at KCPQ (Fox) and Prime Sports Northwest.
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