RIP Bill Buchalter

[dixiehack]

Never knew him but knew of him. He was THE authority on Florida high school sports forever and a day.

Bill Buchalter, longtime Orlando Sentinel sportswriter, passes away at 81

 

[NOT THAT JD]

Worked with him for five years. Anything positive you heard about him wasn't enough. Ahead of his time when it came to recruiting, and an even better man.

 

[Matt1735]

Worked Florida high school sports for several years. Bill taught me how to cover state track and was a great counsel to a young guy.

RIP Bill.

 

[playthrough]

I started my career in Leesburg and crossed paths with Bill several times. RIP to a giant.

 

[maumann]

Amazing man and amazing writer. He lived and breathed Florida high school sports. 1962! He started working about the time Alan Shepard went up into space.

 

[hondo]

Also one of the few high school writers who care more than just about football and basketball. When some kid won a race in the state high school track meet, Buchalter likely had seen him in an AAU meet the summer before.
Was the first guy I knew of who had a 900 recruiting hotline. I'd like to think he made some money out of that.

 

[HappyCurmudgeon]

Knew Bill well. Great guy. He and my other long-time friend Durward Buck were a big part of a great time of coverage for Florida High school sports.