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Jim McKay: 1921-2008 Photos

Jim McKay was host of ABC's influential "Wide World of Sports" for more than 40 years, starting in 1961. McKay's career spanned more than half a century. He crisscrossed the globe... bringing the thrill of victory and agony of defeat into America's living rooms. ABC calculated that McKay traveled some 4½ million miles to work events. He covered more than 100 different sports in 40 countries.

(Photo: AP Photo)

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