Jim McKay: ABC Sportscaster of Wide World of Sports Dies at 86

Jim McKay was an American sportscaster. Born James Kenneth McManus on September 24, 1921, in Philadelphia, he began on local television in Baltimore.

He hosted ABC's Wide World of Sports from its start in 1961, with the opening line about "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat." He anchored ABC's coverage of 12 Olympic Games. During the 1972 Munich Games he delivered the news of the Israeli athletes' deaths to the world, work that won him an Emmy.

He won 13 Emmys and was named to the Sportscasters hall of fame. McKay died at his home in Monkton, Maryland, on June 7, 2008, at age 86.

Achievements: 13 Emmy Awards, covered 12 Olympics.

Birth: September 24, 1921 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Profession: Sportscaster.

Interesting Facts: His son Sean McManus became president of CBS Sports.