Legendary ABC Indianapolis 500 Announcer McKay Dies At 86


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#1  06-07-2008 03:27 PM
 Legendary ABC Indianapolis 500 Announcer McKay Dies At 86
A statement from Indianapolis Motor Speedway Chief Executive Officer Tony George about legendary ABC Sports broadcaster Jim McKay, who died June 7 at age 86. McKay anchored ABC's broadcasts of the Indianapolis 500 from 1967-74 and 1976-85. He was the host of the broadcast in 1986-87.

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#2  06-08-2008 05:28 AM
 a fine sportscaster passes
mr. mckay nudged people to peek at other disciplines ... as a.j. noted, ''they don't make him like that anymore'' ... mr. mckay was top shelf ... and we all know he loved the indy 500
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