Downtown Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Bob Miller

"Voice of the LA Kings"

Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 17, 2022

1. Bob Miller Marker

Inscription.
A broadcasting icon, Bob Miller is the voice of hockey in Southern California. For 44 years, Miller described the on-ice action to generation of Kings fans with class, enthusiasm and grace. While helping introduce hockey to so many, thus creating new fans and helping cement the Kings as a premier franchise in Los Angeles.

• 3,353 Kings broadcasts (1973-2017)
• Kings Hall of Fame honoree (1997)
• Press box in Staples Center named in his honor (1998)
• Hockey Hall of Fame honoree/Foster Hewitt Award (2000)
• Star on the Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame (2006)
• Called 2012 & 2014 Kings Stanley Cup championships
• Banner hangs in Staples Center in his honor (2018)
• 50-plus year broadcasting career

Erected 2018.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 2012.

Location. 34° 2.626′ N, 118° 16.008′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown Los Angeles. It is on Chick Hearn Court just west of Figueroa Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker and statue are in front of Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 746 Chick Hearn Ct, Los Angeles CA 90015, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Francis "Chick" Hearn (a few steps from this marker); Dustin Brown (a few steps from this marker); Wayne Gretzky - "The Great One" (within shouting distance of this marker); Jerry West (within shouting distance of this marker); Elgin Baylor (within shouting distance of this marker); Luc Robitaille (within shouting distance of this marker); Kobe Bryant (within shouting distance of this marker); Shaquille O'Neal (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Regarding Bob Miller. On December 2021, the Singapore-based company Crypto.com acquired the naming rights for Staples Center.

Also see . . . Bob Miller on Wikipedia. Miller (born 1938) was the third person from the Los Angeles Kings organization to have a statue outside the arena. (Submitted on August 29, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Bob Miller Statue and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 17, 2022

2. Bob Miller Statue and Marker

Bob Miller Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 17, 2022

3. Bob Miller Statue

In front of Crypto.com Arena.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 487 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 29, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.