By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-04-14 14:10:42
2026年4月12日，德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥：在圣安东尼奥弗罗斯特银行中心球馆对阵丹佛掘金队的赛前仪式上，马刺体育娱乐公司首席执行官 R.C. 布福德 (R.C. Buford) 为阿特·拜仁 (Art Bayern) 颁发荣誉，拜仁向观众挥手致意。（摄影：Reginald Thomas II/圣安东尼奥马刺队）
当阿特·拜仁 (Art Bayern) 最初加入马刺统计小组时，杰拉尔德·福特 (Gerald Ford) 还是美国总统，尼尔·萨达卡 (Neil Sedaka) 的《Bad Blood》高居公告牌百强单曲榜榜首，而格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich) 当时只是美国空军学院一名26岁的助理教练。
哦，对了，那还是维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 出生前近30年的事。
马刺队在周日晚上的常规赛收官战前向拜仁表达了敬意，因为这是这位现年92岁、出生于纽约市的老人在三个不同场馆、长达50年的场边工作生涯的最后一个赛季。
他第一次坐上记录台是在1975-76赛季初的海米斯费尔体育馆 (HemisFair Arena)，那是马刺队在美南篮球协会 (ABA) 的最后一个赛季。
“我们当时还在 ABA，用的是红白蓝三色的篮球，”拜仁说道，“我从未想过在五个（NBA）总冠军之后，我们还会站在这里。”
拜仁是一位资深的圣安东尼奥律师，他于1965年在德克萨斯大学获得法律学位，目前在 Langley & Banack 律师事务所专门从事遗产规划和遗嘱认证工作。他表示，由于孩子们希望他“慢下来”，加上一些健康问题，以及深夜在35号州际公路上应对施工路段日益困难，他最终决定退休，这让他心情复杂。
在弗罗斯特银行中心，马刺体育娱乐公司首席执行官 R.C. 布福德向他赠送了一件印有“Bayern”字样的马刺队50号纪念球衣，拜仁在谈到自己的情绪时说：“五味杂陈。”
“我很高兴我要退休了，但另一方面，我会想念这里的，”他说，“50年了，我已经习惯了每天晚上都下来工作。”
在51个赛季中（注：原文此处为51，前文为50，或指跨度），拜仁在不同时期分别负责过比赛计时器、24秒计时器或记分牌的操作。在漫长的岁月里，他无数次看到乔治·格文 (George Gervin) 用挑篮将球送入篮筐，也见证了文班亚马势大力沉的扣篮。他目睹了20世纪80年代“蓝色兄弟 (Blue Brothers)”展示肌肉，也听到了2020年代凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 的纵情高喊。他观察过包括道格·莫 (Doug Moe)、鲍勃·巴斯 (Bob Bass) 和波波维奇在内的13任主教练怒斥裁判，也见证了大卫·罗宾逊 (David Robinson) 带着优雅与尊严统治赛场。
他经历了蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan) 19个赛季那种低调的卓越。
詹姆斯·塞拉斯 (James Silas)、拉里·凯侬 (Larry Kenon)、迈克·米切尔 (Mike Mitchell)、约翰尼·摩尔 (Johnny Moore)、阿尔文·罗伯特森 (Alvin Robertson)、肖恩·埃利奥特 (Sean Elliott)、艾弗里·约翰逊 (Avery Johnson)、马努·吉诺比利 (Manu Ginobili)、托尼·帕克 (Tony Parker)、科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard)、拉马库斯·阿尔德里奇 (LaMarcus Aldridge)、德玛尔·德罗赞 (DeMar DeRozan)、德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell)、斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)——拜仁见证了他们所有人。
他最美好的回忆是什么？
“大概是1999年的总冠军，”他在谈到球队的首个冠军时说道，那是波波维奇开启王朝、邓肯领衔时代的开端。
“在那之前，我们经历了很多艰难的岁月，”拜仁说。
而他最痛苦的回忆之一是：1978-79赛季的球队在东部决赛中以3-1领先华盛顿子弹队，最终却在七场大战后落败。
“那真的很令人痛心，”拜仁说。
但波波维奇和邓肯时代弥补了这一切。
“有很多美好的时光，”他说，“我很享受与球员、波波维奇以及统计小组的这些伙伴们共事。这是一段伟大的经历。”
当被要求说出他最喜欢的球员时，拜仁指着媒体席说：“他就坐在那边。肖恩·埃利奥特。”
每当想起这位两届全明星前锋在1999年西部决赛第二场击沉波特兰的“阵亡将士纪念日奇迹”三分球时，拜仁依然会感到激动，但他们的关系远不止于此。
“他不仅是我的好朋友，还是我的客户，”拜仁在谈到这位马刺电视评论员时说道，“他体现了一个男人应有的一切品质。”
同样，埃利奥特也对拜仁推崇备至。
“我认识阿特很久很久了，”埃利奥特说，“多年来他一直为我处理很多事务。我在球场之外也了解他，他是一个极其专业的人，一个非常淳朴厚道的人。”
当年，拜仁在执教儿子的青少年篮球队，同时还担任高中棒球裁判和篮球裁判。当时协助他的一位家长、时任马刺统计小组负责人鲍勃·豪恩 (Bob Howen) 问他，在几名空军成员调离圣安东尼奥后，是否有兴趣去海米斯费尔球馆帮忙。
“你为什么不下来帮我呢？”豪恩当时这样说道。
多年来，拜仁为统计小组成员每个赛季都能团结一致、形成一个凝聚力强的集体而感到自豪。
“这就像任何其他更衣室一样，你需要和睦相处，”他说，“我们的成员来自各行各业，有着各种背景。”
他说，这种多样性正是工作的趣味所在。
“无论在场内还是场外，我们总是能找到很多乐趣，”拜仁说，“这是一段非凡的经历。”
50年后，拜仁准备在季后赛结束后告别这些乐趣。
“从明年开始，晚上的时间就属于我自己了，我会多读读书，和朋友们出去吃吃饭，”拜仁说。他的妻子珍妮丝 (Janice) 在相伴56年后于2017年去世，他目前独居。
但在很多个夜晚，他还是会待在家里。
“我可能还是会看马刺队的比赛，”拜仁说道。
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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Art Bayern has seen it all in 50 years with Spurs stats crew
April 12, 2026, San Antonio, TX: Art Bayern waves to the crowd as Spurs Sports & Entertainment CEO R.C. Buford helps honor him before the game against the Denver Nuggets at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Photo by Reginald Thomas II/San Antonio Spurs)
When Art Bayern first joined the Spurs stats crew, Gerald Ford was president, Neil Sedaka’s “Bad Blood” sat atop the Billboard 100 and Gregg Popovich was a 26-year-old assistant coach at the Air Force Academy.
Oh, and it was nearly 30 years before the birth of Victor Wembanyama.
The Spurs honored Bayern before Sunday night’s regular season finale because this is the final season of the 92-year-old New York City native’s 50-year run working courtside at three different venues.
He first took a seat at the scorer’s table at HemisFair Arena at the start of the 1975-76 season, the Spurs’ final campaign in the American Basketball Association.
“We were still in the ABA playing with a red, white and blue basketball,” Bayern said. “I would never have imagined we’d be here five (NBA) championships later.”
Bayern, a long-time San Antonio attorney who earned his law degree from Texas in 1965 and specializes in estate planning and probate work for the firm of Langley & Banack, said he has mixed feelings about finally deciding to call it quits due to his children wanting him to “slow down,” a few health problems and the increased difficulty of navigating construction on Interstate 35 at night.
“Good and bad,” he said of his emotions after Spurs Sports & Entertainment CEO R.C. Buford presented him with a framed Spurs No. 50 jersey emblazoned with “Bayern” at the Frost Bank Center.
“I’m delighted I’m retiring, but on the other hand, I’m going to miss it,” he said. “After 50 years, I’ve gotten used to coming down every night.”
In 51 seasons, Bayern operated at various times either the game clock, the shot clock or the scoreboard. In that lengthy span, he saw George Gervin finger roll the ball into the hoop countless times and Wembanyama forcefully slam it home. He witnessed the “Blue Brothers” flexing their muscles in the 1980s and Keldon Johnson shouting at the top of his lungs in the 2020s. He watched 13 coaches, including Doug Moe, Bob Bass and Popovich, chew out referees and David Robinson dominate with grace and dignity.
He was there for Tim Duncan’s 19 seasons of understated excellence.
James Silas, Larry Kenon, Mike Mitchell, Johnny Moore, Alvin Robertson, Sean Elliott, Avery Johnson, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, Kawhi Leonard, LaMarcus Aldridge, DeMar DeRozan, Devin Vassell, Stephon Castle - Bayern saw them all.
His favorite memory?
“Probably the 1999 championship,” he said of the franchise’s first title, which began a dynasty Popovich guided and Duncan led.
“We had a lot of lean years before that,” Bayern said.
One of his most painful memories: The 1978-79 team blowing a 3-1 lead over the Washington Bullets to lose the Eastern Conference finals in seven games.
“That really hurt,” Bayern said.
But the Popovich-Duncan era more than made up for it.
“There were a lot of good times,” he said. “I’ve enjoyed working with the players and Popovich and all these guys on this stat crew. It’s been a great experience.”
Asked to name his favorite player, Bayern pointed to press row and said, “He’s sitting right over there. Sean Elliott.”
Bayern still gets chills thinking about the two-time All-Star forward’s “Memorial Day Miracle” 3-pointer that sank Portland in Game 2 of the 1999 Western Conference Finals, but there’s much more to their relationship.
“On top of being a good friend, he’s a client,” Bayern said of the Spurs television analyst. “But he just embodies everything a guy ought to be.”
Elliott, likewise, holds Bayern in high esteem.
“I’ve known Art for long, long time,” Elliott said. He’s been doing a lot of work for me for a lot of years. I know him away from the court and he’s the ultimate professional and just a salt-of-the-earth type of guy."
Bayern was coaching his son’s youth basketball team while also working as a high school baseball umpire and basketball official when one of the parents helping him out, then-Spurs stats crew chief Bob Howen, asked him if he wanted to join him at HemisFair after a few members in the Air Force transferred out of town.
“Why don’t you come down and help me?” Howen said.
Through the years, Bayern took pride in how crew members came together each season to form a cohesive unit.
“It’s like any other locker room, you need to get along,” he said. “And we have had a cross section of people from all types of work, all types of backgrounds.”
That diversity is what makes the work interesting, he said.
“We always had so much fun on and off the court,” Bayern said. “It’s been a remarkable experience.”
Fifty years later, Bayern is ready to step away from the fun after the postseason ends.
“Starting next year, I will have my evenings to myself, so I’ll do a lot more reading and going out to dinner with folks,” said Bayern, a widower after his wife of 56 years, Janice, died in 2017.
But on many night he’ll stay home.
“I’ll probably still watch the Spurs,” Bayern said.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News