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Jul 19, 2006 · Times Staff Writer. Bud Furillo, who covered sports in print and on the air in Southern California for nearly 60 years, has died. He was 80. Furillo died in his sleep Monday night or Tuesday ...
Bud Furillo was born on August 19, 1925 in Hubbard, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Gunsmoke (1955), Banacek (1972) and Batman (1966). He died on July 18, 2006 in Ojai, California, USA.
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Carl Anthony Furillo (March 8, 1922 – January 21, 1989), nicknamed "the Reading Rifle" and "Skoonj", was an American baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), spending his entire career with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, primarily as a right fielder.
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Jul 20, 2006 · Bud Furillo, who died Monday night, did things a little differently when he was sports editor of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner from 1964 to 1974. When newspaper columnists take time off,...
Jul 19, 2006 · Tweet. He also made some appearances on television, appearing in the TV movie "Brian's Song." VINDICATOR STAFF/WIRE REPORT. LOS ANGELES -- Bud Furillo, a Valley native whose career as a leading sports journalist in Southern California spanned half a century, has died. He was 80.
In a three-part article, December 7, 1953, on Red Sanders, by Bud Furillo of the Los Angeles Herald and Express, the phrase is quoted in the sub head. Furillo said in his unpublished memoirs Sanders first made the statement to him after UCLA's loss to USC in 1949.
Mar 29, 2014 · Bud Furillo and the Golden Age of L.A. Sports. Andy Furillo. Foreword by Tommy Lasorda. Published: May 2016. Pages: 312. Price: $24.95. Artwork: 50 photos. Category: Sports. ISBN: 9781595800886. Size: 6 x 9. Binding: Hardcover. For nearly sixty years, Bud Furillo wrote and talked about sports in Southern California.
