Hillgrove to Retire.
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Bill is a legend and a class act. I wish him well.
He was a rotten liar who denigrated Paterno.
Bill was on the Steve Jones podcast on January 10, 2024. He had joined Steve's show at least a half-dozen times before. In welcoming " the rotten liar" to his show, Steve called him "the legendary and outstanding play by play voice of the Steelers". I guess Steve doesn't harbor your bitterness.
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Hillgrove promulgated the lies about Paterno. He's a disgrace.
I was just out of PSU in 1979 when I worked for a small AM station in Ebensburg. My boss was trying his hand at a golf tournament and had invited a crazy number of famous people (Arnie, Nicholas, Joe, etc.) Of course they weren't going to play for free. However, we did get Jackie Sherrill, Bob Prince, and Hillgrove. I, a young 22 yo just out of college got to drive those 3 from Monroeville to Ebensburg in my Pontiac Phoenix. I'm sure they were used to Cadillacs. This was the year Marino was going to be a Freshman and Bob kept us all entertained with stories about the Pirates. Bill was nice but quiet, not getting a word in with those 2. I never liked Sherrill and have hated PITT ever since that experience but being in the car with the Gunner was the highlight of my young life.
Never listened to this guy on the radio.he did get special treatment. Can you believe he left the scene?
By WPXI.com News StaffOctober 28, 2020 at 8:44 pm EDT
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers and University of Pittsburgh football and basketball radio broadcaster Bill Hillgrove will serve two years on probation after he was arrested in June for a drunken driving incident in Murrysville.
Police said Hillgrove crashed his SUV into the front windowpanes of Ferri’s Shur Save on Old William Penn Highway on June 15. He then went inside and picked up a prescription before driving back home.
PREVIOUS STORY: Radio broadcaster Bill Hillgrove charged with DUI after crashing into store
When officers arrived at Hillgrove’s home, they said they saw damage to the front of his SUV. He also appeared visibly intoxicated, police said. Hillgrove told police that he had a couple of beers, according to the criminal complaint. .
.16 percent alcohol after her arrived home. What would it have been at the store?
By WPXI.com News StaffOctober 28, 2020 at 8:44 pm EDT
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers and University of Pittsburgh football and basketball radio broadcaster Bill Hillgrove will serve two years on probation after he was arrested in June for a drunken driving incident in Murrysville.
Police said Hillgrove crashed his SUV into the front windowpanes of Ferri’s Shur Save on Old William Penn Highway on June 15. He then went inside and picked up a prescription before driving back home.
PREVIOUS STORY: Radio broadcaster Bill Hillgrove charged with DUI after crashing into store
When officers arrived at Hillgrove’s home, they said they saw damage to the front of his SUV. He also appeared visibly intoxicated, police said. Hillgrove told police that he had a couple of beers, according to the criminal complaint. .
.16 percent alcohol after her arrived home. What would it have been at the store?
I don't remember his comments relative to JoePa. I am sure that he would play to his local Fandom and probably follow the national media's storyline.
If memory serves me, he graduated from Pittsburgh Central Catholic and Duquesne. Got a good local gig at WTAE and, in typical Yinzer fashion, never left home.
Got promoted to Pitt football and hoops and the Steelers as play-by-play man. Hung in there for a real long time. Congratulations, Bill.
Played softball against him and the WTAE No-Stars back in the late 70s. He was a gentleman throughout and it was an enjoyable day. I believe that we all departed the ball field to a favorite local establishment and had a better time.
If memory serves me, he graduated from Pittsburgh Central Catholic and Duquesne. Got a good local gig at WTAE and, in typical Yinzer fashion, never left home.
Got promoted to Pitt football and hoops and the Steelers as play-by-play man. Hung in there for a real long time. Congratulations, Bill.
Played softball against him and the WTAE No-Stars back in the late 70s. He was a gentleman throughout and it was an enjoyable day. I believe that we all departed the ball field to a favorite local establishment and had a better time.
That would depend on how recently he drank the booze. If right before it's possible he wasn't legally over the limit at the time of the accident or while driving. Unlikely, but possible. It's also possible he drank after arriving home, which is common for people to have a nightcap or two after a night out.
That said, he was probably drunk at the time.
Nor do I. I have looked online and found nothing. It is likely Bill did say something, and, if so, some actual quotes would be helpful. Allegations without them are meaningless.
I used to love watching his sports report on WTAE after we would beat Pitt. ‘77, ‘81 &’82 were especially fun.
I agree. Especially 81', the 48-14 game. I was at Pitt Stadium that day and told my wife (a Pitt grad but Penn State Fan) when we trailed 14-0, "if Pitt scores again before we do we are leaving". They never scored again period. It was, perhaps, the sweetest win in any game I ever attended.
Great article about that game.
https://www.espn.com/college-footba...y-lions-shocked-dan-marino-no-1-pitt-panthers
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