The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat

[the 4th hanson bro]

RIP Jim McKay,

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3430672

one of the iconic sports broadcasters has died of natural causes at age 86.

 

[Jack Bauer]

Oh, man.

 

[Neroon]

A voice from my youth, to be sure. I will never forget his coverage of the Munich Olympic tragedy in 1972. As one of McKay's fellow sportscasters said, "If a picture is worth a thousand words, his words were worth a thousand pictures." Dieing at age 86? A good, long well-lived life.

 

[entfan4ever]

I remember watching him every week on Wide World of Sports, and I'm not usually a sports fan. He made sports, even the unusual ones, understandable and accessible to the casual viewer. His quiet and sincere style drew me in.

RIP, Jim.

 

[Pegaritaville]

I always liked him on Wide World of Sports (used to watch it all the time as a kid). He seemed to find a way to make even the dullest sporting event interesting.

RIP

 

[Mallory]

The Olympics are just not going to ever be the same for me.

RIP Mr. McKay