Racing. ABC's Wide World of Sports was televising the final laps of the Daytona 500 live, joined in progress and hosted by Jim McKay with Formula One legend Jackie Stewart. When their cameras went hot, the cheaters were nowhere in sight, victims of blown
other than the Brady Ackerman and Jerry O'Neill show from 3-6 p.m. 7. Jim McKay (1921-2008). If you grew up in the 1960s and '70s, then you know what Jim McKay meant to sports broadcasting. Among his accomplishments, McKay hosted ABC's
joining ABC Sports in 1974 as Golf 's first on-course reporter. "Rossie," as he was know by network colleagues from Jim McKay to Mike Tirico, spent 31 years walking fairways alongside players and critiquing their shots. "Bob Rosburg was not only
lost this year, including Milt Dunnell at 102 and George Gross at 85. Try W.C. (Bill) Heinz, 93; Don Wittman, 71; Jim McKay , 86; Charlie Jones, 77; Skip Caray, 68; Jerome Holtzman, 81; Red Foley, 79; Eliot Asinof, 88; John Power, 75
Tirico isn't so sure he belongs. When sports fans talk about great sportscasters, they tend to mention Howard Cosell, Jim McKay , Bob Costas, Al Michaels and Jim Nantz. But the name creeping up the list of all-time greats is the 41-year-old Tirico
blazer, and one day in Munich in 1972 the grim task fell to him to say, "They're all gone." Gene Upshaw, Don Haskins and Jim McKay died in 2008, each leaving a distinct stamp, each taking sports on a new road. Upshaw played guard for 15 years for the
other than the Brady Ackerman and Jerry O'Neill show from 3-6 p.m. 7. Jim McKay (1921-2008). If you grew up in the 1960s and '70s, then you know what Jim McKay meant to sports broadcasting. Among his accomplishments, McKay hosted ABC's
right there." DOUBLE DUTY: This is one of those weeks where CBS President of News and Sports Sean McManus, son of the late Jim McKay , gets pulled in two different directions. He is simultaneously overseeing the telecast of Sunday's AFC title game between
1. The rest of the top 10 are: 2. Mel Allen, 3. Red Barber, 4. Curt Gowdy, 5. Howard Cosell, 6. Bob Costas, 7. Jim McKay , 8. Keith Jackson, 9. Al Michaels, and 10. Dick Enberg. Others you might know: 17. Marv Albert, 18. Harry Caray
other than the Brady Ackerman and Jerry O'Neill show from 3-6 p.m. 7. Jim McKay (1921-2008). If you grew up in the 1960s and '70s, then you know what Jim McKay meant to sports broadcasting. Among his accomplishments, McKay hosted ABC's