tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post1974700882606002855..comments2024-03-11T15:46:13.155-04:00Comments on In The Arena: Ruminations About Competition: Jim McKay, One of the Last of A Disappearing Breed: A Real JournalistDavid Friedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444347475303187373noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-35457842808114169662008-06-08T19:52:00.000-04:002008-06-08T19:52:00.000-04:00I'm too young to remember Jim McKay, but from the ...I'm too young to remember Jim McKay, but from the articles and news footage I have seen, he was the blueprint for the Jeremy Schaaps, Bob Saunders and Bob Leys of the world. Not just for sports media but media in general. He will be dearly missed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-1901162565016181912008-06-08T14:09:00.000-04:002008-06-08T14:09:00.000-04:00MUCH MORE THAN SPORTSJames Kenneth McManusSeptembe...MUCH MORE THAN SPORTS<BR/>James Kenneth McManus<BR/>September 24, 1921 – June 7, 2008<BR/><BR/>We heard the, "thrill of victory,<BR/>and the agony of defeat"<BR/>We all knew when he said it<BR/>That, we’d be in for a treat.<BR/><BR/>Through the, "Wide World Of Sports"<BR/>He showed us places, never seen<BR/>From the North Pole to the South<BR/>And all of those, in between.<BR/><BR/>He spent years spanning the Globe<BR/>And brought us news and sports<BR/>And from the Olympics in Munich<BR/>He gave us all, those sad reports.<BR/><BR/>His passion was the sport of kings<BR/>Founder of the, "Maryland Million Day"<BR/>His love of horses and their races<BR/>Lasting, until his final day.<BR/><BR/>A legend in the sports industry<BR/>But, he left us so much more<BR/>Showed, it’s how you play the game<BR/>It’s not how much, you score.<BR/><BR/>This World will be a lesser place<BR/>Without his great charm and wit<BR/>Yes, he surely will be missed<BR/>Much more, than just a little bit.<BR/><BR/>Del "Abe" Jones<BR/>06.08.2008<BR/>abeabe@att.net<BR/> <BR/><BR/> "Mankind’s greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology it is the evolution of creativity " copyright Del "Abe" Jones 1984Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com