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Jim McKay
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Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame as a special contributor, 1988.
Inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in 1987 with
Clem McCarthy
.
A veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Changed his professional name to McKay when he moved to New York to do a show there called "The Real McKay".
Was a newspaper reporter before making the switch to television. He was the first on-air broadcaster seen in Baltimore.
Adopted father of Mary Edwina McManus and
Sean McManus
who is president of sports at CBS.
Was a minority owner of Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles at the time of his death.
Ranked #7 by the American Sportscasters Association in its list of the Top 50 Sportscasters of All-Time (January 2009).
Grandfather of three.
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