Gene Elston & Al Helfer are the Colts’ first radio broadcasters

On March 7 , 1962 – KPRC-AM introduces Gene Elston and Al Helfer as the Colts’ first radio play-by-play team. Loel Passe, a local favorite after his years with the Houston Buffs, is later added to the crew. Although Helfer leaves after the first year, Elston and Passe would be together for the next fourteen seasons. Elston would remain with the club through 1986.

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Gene Elston & Al Helfer are the Colts’ first radio broadcasters