Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Raible graduated from Trinity High School in 1972 (and was its first alumnus to play pro football).
[1] He played college football for Georgia Tech in Atlanta, as a tight end and wide receiver in the wishbone offense under head coach Pepper Rodgers.
[2] An original member of the expansion Seattle Seahawks, Raible was a second round selection in the 1976 NFL draft (59th overall).
Raible also hosted the television coverage of the Seafair hydroplane races and Blue Angels airshow during the first weekend of August each year in Seattle.
He shaved his famous mustache in March 2008 after KIRO-TV converted to a high definition news operation.