One of the best. Grew up watching the Wide World of Sports and who can
forget Jim McKay's intro "the thrill of victory and the agony of
defeat" as the skier plummeted head over heels down the snowy
hillside.

The sad irony is he passed on the same day Big Brown was attempting to
win the triple crown in the Belmont Stakes. Big Brown must have sensed
Jim's death - his heart was too broken to run today.

Jim was not only the best horse racing announcer ever he truly loved
horses and raised them on his farm.
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Thank you for all the wonderful memories Mr. McKay.