64 Rare Historical Photos
"The Thrill of Victory" Who remembers watching ABC's Wide World of Sports on TV from 1961 to 1998? Here's a photo of host Jim McKay from the 1970s.
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ABC's Wide World of Sports always opened with the montage that showed the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat - which was visually depicted of some poor skier rolling down a hill like a ragdoll.
Host Jim McKay had the best sports blazer in the business. He is also known for TV coverage of not 10, not 11, but 12 Olympic Games. McKay was the host of Wide World of Sports for a whopping 37 years. McKay is universally respected for his memorable reporting on the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics - at which time he stayed on air for fourteen hours without a break.
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ABC's Wide World of Sports always opened with the montage that showed the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat - which was visually depicted of some poor skier rolling down a hill like a ragdoll.
Host Jim McKay had the best sports blazer in the business. He is also known for TV coverage of not 10, not 11, but 12 Olympic Games. McKay was the host of Wide World of Sports for a whopping 37 years. McKay is universally respected for his memorable reporting on the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics - at which time he stayed on air for fourteen hours without a break.
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05 July 2024
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