Career
Starkey grew up in Chicago, and briefly played football at Thornton Junior College. He attended Loyola University, earning a bachelor's and master's degree in business.
He has broadcast for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and Denver Broncos, the USFL's Oakland Invaders, and the first telecaster for the NHL's San Jose Sharks. Starkey was also the radio voice of the now defunct National Hockey League's Oakland (later California Golden) Seals. His trademark call, whenever the Seals scored a goal, was "What a bonanza!" It was a trademark call he carried into his football broadcasts to describe outlandish catches, notably by Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens.
Other previous assignments include the Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Rockies of the NHL, and basketball games for the NBA's Golden State Warriors and the University of California.
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