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Jim McKay dies.

Posted: 6/7/08 at 11:09am

When I was younger, I was addicted to the Olympic broadcasts - and Mr. McKay basically WAS those broadcasts for me. So many memories.

RIP
Link to obituary.

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Posted: 6/7/08 at 11:15am

I'm with you, DG. Jim McKay made the Olympics seem more like a world-changing step toward international unity than a sports competition. He also added a warm, personal, sensitive voice to the event.

"Be on your guard! Jerks on the loose!"

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How poignant that he passed away on the day of the running of the Belmont Stakes - McKay was also the "voice of the Triple Crown" for 25 years. In his own right he was well known here in Maryland as a thoroughbred breeder and racer. He'll be sorely missed and I'll think of him as I cheer on Big Brown today.

Pax.

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Posted: 6/7/08 at 11:52am

RIP Mr. McKay. You were the consummate professional.

#FactsMatter...your feelings not so much.

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Posted: 6/7/08 at 1:26pm

Such a profound voice of my childhood...silenced

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Posted: 6/7/08 at 3:29pm

"McKay was also the "voice of the Triple Crown" for 25 years."

Is he the guy who always said, "And down the stretch they come!"??

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Posted: 6/7/08 at 7:31pm

and he was very involved with college football....loved watching him on Saturdays on the games.....a major loss

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

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