Raiders longtime equipment manager Dick Romanski receives Hall of Fame Award of Excellence
Since 1963, the name Romanski has been charged with handling the Silver & Black uniforms and equipment. For over five decades, that job belonged to the legendary Dick Romanski. That’s right, the same year Al Davis joined the Raiders, so too did Romanski.
And just as Davis passed the team onto his son Mark in 2011, upon Dick’s death in 2015, his son Bill took the mantle, keeping the handling of equipment in the family for six decades and counting.
Now the Pro Football Hall of Fame is honoring the late, great Romanski along with 14 others with Awards of Excellence.
Individuals from five categories who have helped drive the accomplishments of their profession, individual NFL clubs and the sport of pro football have been identified for Awards of Excellence under a program the Pro Football Hall of Fame launched in 2022 to recognize contributors to the game.
Romanski joined the Raiders right out of the Army. Davis insisted upon Romanski coming on board, thus beginning his long career handling the most iconic uniforms in all of sports, along with keeping the players donning those uniforms protected.
The Hall of Fame will recognize the 15 Awards of Excellence recipients in Canton with an evening reception June 26 and a luncheon June 27 emceed by Hall of Famer Dan Fouts.
