Education
Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Raible graduated from Trinity High School in 1972 (and was its first alumnus to play pro football).
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Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Raible graduated from Trinity High School in 1972 (and was its first alumnus to play pro football).
He is also a former player for the Seahawks. He played college football for Georgia Technical in Atlanta, as a tight end in the wishbone offense. In his final season, Raible incurred a collapsed lung in the second preseason game in August and did not play again for nearly two months, until the sixth game of the regular season.
He dropped on the depth chart and caught just one pass during the 1981 season.
During his playing career, Raible did broadcasting and public appearance work during the off season. While preparing for his seventh NFL season, Raible was offered an opportunity in June 1982 to be the color analyst for the Seahawks radio broadcasts with Pete Gross.
He accepted and retired from playing. He also became a sports reporter at KIRO-television and now shares duties as one of the anchors for the news team
After 22 seasons in the analyst role, Raible became the lead play-by-play radio announcer for the Seahawks (the "Voice of the Seahawks") in 2004 on flagship stations KIRO-Department of Administration and Management 710 Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Seattle and KIRO Radio 97.3 FM, where his catchphrases include "Are you kidding me?!" and "Holy catfish!" He is teamed with hall of fame quarterback Warren Moon, a former Seahawk and Washington Husky.
Raible also hosts the television coverage of the Seafair hydroplane races and Blue Angels airshow during the first weekend of August each year in Seattle. He shaved his famous mustache in March 2008, due to the switch to High definition for KIRO 7.
An original member of the Seattle Seahawks as a second round selection in the 1976 NFL draft (59th overall), he played wide receiver for six seasons, from 1976 to 1981, all under head coach Jack Patera.