Jim McKay dies.
Jim McKay dies.
DG
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/05
#1Jim 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.
miss pennywise
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/04
#2re: Jim McKay dies.
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.
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Bluemoon
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/28/04
#2re: Jim McKay dies.
Posted: 6/7/08 at 11:37am
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.
#3re: Jim McKay dies.
Posted: 6/7/08 at 11:52amRIP Mr. McKay. You were the consummate professional.
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#4re: Jim McKay dies.
Posted: 6/7/08 at 1:26pm
Such a profound voice of my childhood...silenced 
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#5re: Jim McKay dies.
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!"??
#6re: Jim McKay dies.
Posted: 6/7/08 at 7:31pmand he was very involved with college football....loved watching him on Saturdays on the games.....a major loss
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