Franklin Mieuli was a minority shareholder in both the San Francisco 49ers and Giants.
16 Facts About Franklin Mieuli
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An eccentric personality, Mieuli eschewed formal attire and conservative grooming in favor of a casual wardrobe and his ever-present full beard and deerstalker.
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Franklin Mieuli, the second son of Italian immigrants from Lazio, was born in San Jose, California on September 14,1920.
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Franklin Mieuli graduated from San Jose High School and the University of Oregon, in 1940 and 1944, respectively.
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Franklin Mieuli produced the 49ers radio broadcasts on KSFO beginning in the 1950s, and produced the first televised 49ers game in 1954.
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Franklin Mieuli subsequently produced Giants radio broadcasts, hosted by Russ Hodges and Lon Simmons upon the team's move from New York by owner Horace Stoneham in 1958.
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Franklin Mieuli was influential in the hiring of sportscaster Bill King, initially the third man in the Giants broadcast booth in 1958, behind Hodges and Simmons.
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In 1956, Franklin Mieuli purchased five reel-to-reel audiotape duplicators from Ampex for use in distributing sports and music programming to radio stations.
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In 1960, Franklin Mieuli produced national radio coverage of the VIII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley.
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On January 8,1958, Franklin Mieuli was granted a construction permit for a new FM radio station in San Francisco, which went on the air on Thursday, December 10,1959, as KPUP ; the station is the FM portion of all-news KCBS radio's simulcast.
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When Diners Club and other stockholders threatened to bail out from the franchise, Franklin Mieuli simply purchased their shares until he eventually became the sole owner.
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Franklin Mieuli played a major role in breaking down racial barriers in the NBA by encouraging his team's front office to sign players regardless of color.
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Franklin Mieuli sold the Warriors to Jim Fitzgerald and Daniel Finnane on May 23,1986.
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In 2007, Franklin Mieuli was inducted into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame as a member of the second class to be honored.
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Franklin Mieuli was the recipient of five Super Bowl rings as a part-owner of the 49ers, as well as one NBA Championship trophy as the owner of the Warriors.
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Franklin Mieuli died at a hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2010.