Bill King
(1927-2005)

American sportscaster – Bill King was born in Bloomington (City and the county seat of McLean County, Illinois, United States) on October 6th, 1927 and died in San Leandro (City in Alameda County, California, United States) on October 18th, 2005 at the age of 78. Today Bill King would be 96 years old.

Age

how old was Bill King when he died?

Bill King died in 2005 at the age of 78.

Biographical data

Birthday	October 6th, 1927 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	Bloomington City and the county seat of McLean County, Illinois, United States
Death Date	October 18th, 2005 (Tuesday)
Death place	San Leandro City in Alameda County, California, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Libra (The Scales) ♎
Chinese Zodiac	Rabbit 兔

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Bill King

Birthday

When was Bill King born?

Bill King was born on October 6th, 1927.

Death

When did Bill King die?

Bill King died on October 18th, 2005 at the age of 78 in San Leandro (City in Alameda County, California, United States). Today Bill King would be 96 years old.