jim mckay, rest in peace

[alocispepraluger102]

(a man who revolutionized sports, television, and journalism. it would be difficult to overestimate the contributions of this man)

http://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06...ter-is-dead/?hp

Edited June 7, 2008 by alocispepraluger102

[Van Basten II]

Rest in peace indeed, great voice great sportscaster.

[JSngry]

Until 1972, he was always/just The Man With The Bigass Headphones to me.

Then...

RIP to a true pioneer who more than rose to more than one occasion.

[catesta]

“the thrill of victory… and the agony of defeat”

I've got real fond memories of the Wide World of Sports and Jim McKay in general. When I was a kid, he like Howard Cosell was a fixture on the TV.

Now we've got bonehads like Chris Berman.

RIP, Mr. McKay.

[Quincy]

Nice to see for once a good long life and "natural causes" as the reason for death, rather than some awful disease.

He was a good one! The Olympics haven't quite been the same for me since, though part of that is growing up too I suppose. I wonder if he'll be buried in a yellow jacket (with big ass headphones on.) R.I.P.

[alocispepraluger102]

amen to each of those comments

[Big Al]

My father-in-law and I were talking about McKay and WWoS last weekend, and how Saturdays haven't been the same since they went off the air.

Nothing ever is, I guess.

RIP to a real sports hero.

[alocispepraluger102]

My father-in-law and I were talking about McKay and WWoS last weekend, and how Saturdays haven't been the same since they went off the air.

Nothing ever is, I guess.

RIP to a real sports hero.

TOO TRUE. THANKS