Longtime UCLA broadcaster Chris Roberts has died at his Glendora home from complications of Parkinson's disease, the university announced. He was 74.
A native of Alhambra, Roberts began working for the Bruins in 1992. He served as the voice of UCLA football for 23 seasons and called 16 bowl games, including the Bruins' Rose Bowl appearances on Jan. 1, 1994 and Jan. 1, 1999.
With his final season with the Bruins in 2014-15, Roberts equaled Fred Hessler's mark as the longest tenured play-by-play broadcaster in UCLA history. Prior to securing the UCLA gig, he served as the play-by-play voice for Long Beach State for 10 years. He was a four-time Golden Mike Award winner and a Hall of Fame member in the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Association.
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