Acting
Ray Ratto
Place of birth
Oakland, California, USA
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Acting
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2 titles
Ray Ratto established himself as one of the San Francisco Bay Area's most distinctive sports voices through five decades of acerbic, witty commentary that revolutionized local sports journalism with his signature blend of sharp analysis and irreverent humor. Born in Oakland, California in 1954, Ratto grew up in Alameda where he attended St. Joseph Notre Dame High School before graduating from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. Ratto began his career in 1973 as a copy boy at the San Francisco Examiner, launching a journalistic odyssey that would span print, radio, and television across the Bay Area's major media outlets. He became a staff writer at t…
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NRMLB Network Presents this documentary on the Oakland Athletics powerhouse teams of the 1970's, winners of 3 straight World Series titles from 1972-1974.
The Swingin' A's
2017
10.0Step onto the sidelines and stand with legends such as Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and Bill Walsh as you watch one of the most successful teams in NFL history work its magic. From "The Alley Oop" to "The Catch", McElhenny to Montana ..."Joe the Jet" to Flash 80...Bill Walsh to George Seifert, the San Francisco 49ers boast a deep history of brilliant coaches, hard hitting defenses and high powered offenses. Now, here is a DVD collection no true 49ers fan can do without. "As Great As Gold" takes you on a tour that follows the team through the fabulous 50's, covers their resurgence in the 70's and highlights the glory years of a dynasty that won 5 Super Bowls. You'll also see the 1981 NFC Championship game, a see-saw battle which helped put the 49ers on top of the NFL's pecking order.
NFL History of the San Francisco 49ers
2006