Jim McKay

[trtaylor]

Jim McKay, the voice of ABC's Wide World of Sports, has passed away.

I remember vividly, watching skiing many Saturday afternoons on Wide World of Sports. A very distinctive voice, I associate him in my mind with all of televised winter sports.

Bummer.

 

[Mikey1]

It's a sad day. I will always remember him for his great Olympic coverage, especially the tragic 1972 Summer games in Munich. Great broadcaster.

 

[Warp Daddy]

The man , the legend, the distinctive Voice of WW of Sports and the Olympics

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I never heard of him but RIP

 

[Geoff]

I never heard of him but RIP

He was the Wide World of Sports guy who narrated the opening of the show where the ski jumper crashes on the way down the ramp. That show ran until 1998 so you must have seen it.

"thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat"

 

[Trekchick]

A voice that will ring in my ears every time I think of the olympics and the wild world of sports in general.

 

[frozencorn]

It's still tough to this day watching Bob Costas try to pull off what McKay mastered with the Olympics.

Great man. Awesome broadcaster. The best.

 

[SkiDork]

I never heard of him but RIP

How old are you? 11?

 

[billski]

"thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat"

agony of dee-feet! I still think of that phrase every time I wipeout.

 

[jack97]

agony of dee-feet! I still think of that phrase every time I wipeout.

The is just so ingrain into a generation of people.





I use to love watching WWS b/c I got to see other sporting events from other countries, same for the Olympics. Right now, it just not the same since American network coverage is about showing which American will do well. I liked it when the coverage was about the sport and the athletes themselves and not about nationalism.

 

[SkiDork]

Acapulco cliff divng...

 

[jack97]

Irish hurling....

 

[frozencorn]

I use to love watching WWS b/c I got to see other sporting events from other countries, same for the Olympics. Right now, it just not the same since American network coverage is about showing which American will do well. I liked it when the coverage was about the sport and the athletes themselves and not about nationalism.

My sentiments exactly.

 

[Warp Daddy]

My sentiments exactly.

Me too, that's why i always watch the Olympics on CBC for perspective AND they usually cover the events in REAL time and also do a GREAT job with World Cup skiing.

 

[Geoff]

Irish hurling....

You shouldn't drink so much Jameson's

 

[SIKSKIER]

Barrel jumping and figure 8 car racing. He was the best.Did you know he was extremely agoraphobic?

 

[jack97]

You shouldn't drink so much Jameson's

lol...... whiskey is OK. It'd mint flavored drinks that got me sick as a dog.... stingers, nasty stuff.

 

[darent]

The is just so ingrain into a generation of people.





I use to love watching WWS b/c I got to see other sporting events from other countries, same for the Olympics. Right now, it just not the same since American network coverage is about showing which American will do well. I liked it when the coverage was about the sport and the athletes themselves and not about nationalism.

well said,It was great growing up watching WWS and having JIm in your living room.

 

[Angus]

this caught my eye today

from the washington post's review of Jim Nantz's new book

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/10/AR2008061001753.html

"My father loved sports, he appreciated it for what it was. He loved the stories that came out of it. To him, Wide World of Sports was like a travelogue, a show that took us to so many different places and let us look at other cultures. He saw it as a vehicle to expand our minds. It's how my dad looked at it and how I've always looked at it."