Don Peter “Pete” Liebengood, professional sports reporter, anchor and producer for KCRA-TV, KRON-TV and ESPN, died Dec. 22 in Redwood City. The husband of Redwood City Councilwoman Alicia Aguirre, Liebengood was 73 year old.
Pete Liebengood was born to Don and Jean Liebengood in Pontiac, Illinois, Sept. 17, 1944. He and his younger brother Tom grew up in Santa Barbara. Pete Liebengood attended San Marcos High School (class of 1962), where he excelled in football, and was named All American in 1962.
He graduated from San Francisco State with a Bachelor of Arts in radio, television and film. While at S.F. State, he continued his football career and was named All-FWC offensive left tackle in 1965. In 1988, he was inducted into the S.F. State Athletic Hall of Fame, and in 2017 he was inducted into the S.F. State Gridiron Hall of Fame.
After college, Pete Liebengood served in the California National Guard. His lifelong love of sports carried over to his professional career as a sports reporter and anchor, which began at KCRA TV Sacramento. While in Sacramento, Pete and DeeAnna Liebengood had their two sons, Kelly and Kevin. His broadcasting career later blossomed in San Francisco, where he worked as a sports reporter, anchor and producer for KRON TV. During this time, Pete Liebengood also occasionally worked for an upstart sports network called ESPN.
His well-rounded love for sports took him across the world and was evidenced by the variety of play-by-play contributions he made: college football (including “The Play” in the 1982 Big Game) and basketball, tennis, rodeo, boxing and World Cup skiing.
In 1998, Pete Liebengood married Aguirre, and moved to Redwood City with her and her sons, Pablo and Eric.
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From 2010-2014, he operated Fresh Takes, a nonprofit media arts center dedicated to under-served youth. He also served on many non-profit boards, including PeninsulaTV, Rotary Club of Redwood City, Redwood City Police Activities League (PAL) and the San Mateo County Sherriff Activities League (SAL).
He served as president of both Rotary and SAL, and received numerous awards from local non-profit organizations recognizing his commitment and dedication to the community. Pete Liebengood was also a champion of his wife as she served as mayor and councilwoman on the Redwood City Council.
Pete’s passion for writing manifested itself in his pursuits as an author, and he wrote — and published — six novels in the past seven years.
Pete is survived by his wife Aguirre and her two sons Pablo (Diana), Eric (Molly), his brother Tom, his two sons Kelly (Marietta) and Kevin (Christie), and seven grandchildren — Chloe, Caleb, Caedmon, Aiden, Campbell, Asher and Mia.
A celebration of his life will be held at the Fox Forum (2411 Broadway, Redwood City) 4 p.m. Jan. 3, 2018.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to the San Mateo County Sherriff Activities League (SAL).
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