Long before ESPN was the worldwide leader in sports, ABC sportscaster and newsman Jim McKay was the voice of American sports. ABC sports legend Jim McKay died today at the age of 86; the cause of death was not revealed. In the annals of television history, Jim McKay is among the giants in sports broadcasting: a twelve-time Emmy winner, an iconic presence on The Wide World of Sports , the man ...

Jim McKay , one of the nation's most well-known sports journalists, has died . McKay may be best known for anchoring coverage of the massacre at the 1972 Olympic games. He was the voice of 12 Olympics as well as the host of ABC's Wide World of Sports from 1961 to 1998. McKay was the father of CBS News and Sports president Sean McManus . McKay, born James Kenneth McManus, anchored ...