Jim McKay
Sign in to saveAmerican television sports journalist (1921–2008)
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Jim McKay appears in Vinony's Peabody Award collection — one of 454 entries.
Vinony's link graph records 460 inbound references to Jim McKay, and connects out to Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Emmy Award and 1991 World Series.
It is catalogued under topics including 1921 births, 2008 deaths and 20th-century American journalists.
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Film & TV
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jim McKay was born on September 24, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA as James Kenneth McManus. He was a writer and actor.
Known for
- Soccer's American Dream — Self (archive footage)2026
- Untold: Caitlyn Jenner — Self - (archive footage)2022
- Munich '72 and Beyond — Himself2016
- Munich — Self (archive Footage)2005
- Miracle — Jim McKay (archive footage)2004
- ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration — Self2003
- :03 from Gold — Self2002
- Derby — Self1995
- The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: The 60's — Narrator1990
- Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review — Host1979
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kenneth
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Baltimore County
- Occupation
- sports commentator
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Image
- Jim McKay 1970s.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1921-09-24
- date of death
- 2008-06-07
- birth name
- James Kenneth McManus
- Commons category
- Jim McKay
- pseudonym
- Jim McKay
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
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Emmy Award
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1991 World Series
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Grand Prix of Indianapolis
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Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
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New York City
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World War II
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World War I
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YouTube
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Catholic Church
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Philadelphia
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Olympic Games
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Indianapolis
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Baltimore
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journalist
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Formula One
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mental disorder
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2012 Summer Olympics
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The New York Times
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Wayback Machine
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Categories
1921 births2008 deaths20th-century American journalists20th-century American male journalistsAmerican Football League announcersAmerican golf commentatorsAmerican horse racing announcersAmerican people of Irish descentAmerican soccer commentatorsAmerican television sports anchorsAmerican television sports commentatorsAmerican tennis commentatorsCatholics from MarylandCollege football announcersEclipse Award winnersFigure skating commentatorsGymnastics broadcastersLoyola Blakefield alumniLoyola University Maryland alumniMajor League Baseball broadcastersMotorsport announcersNBA broadcastersNew York Giants announcersNFL announcers