Bill Center

Bill has covered sports for the U-T since 1967. He has been involved in covering the Padres since 1983 with that being his primary assignment since 1995. Center is also the newspaper’s lead motorsports reporter (since 1976) and boating writer (since 1969). Over more than four-and-a-half decades with the newspaper, Center has also covered San Diego State, soccer, boxing, the Chargers, USD and the preps. He has been on site for the 1984 Olympics, two soccer World Cups, both World Series involving the Padres, eight America’s Cups in sailing, more than 60 major title fights, 35 Indy 500s and 38 Rose Bowls, in addition to five Super Bowls. He is a past president of the Baseball Writers Association of America. A San Diegan since 1950, Center attended San Diego State.