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Old 06-08-08, 08:34 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Jim McKay dies

He was a true pioneer. I always liked sports growing up (of course, Cosell took the reins by the time I was watching) and watching WWOS was the coolest thing. It was revolutionary because it took sports that otherwise would receive absolutely no face time on television and brought them into your living room. What was more amazing is that you were actually interested.

I still remember turning it on Saturdays and watching Olympic skiiers doing huge jumps, gymnasts back when Comaneci was making history, hell, even fencing. I never knew that active sports outside the "big 4" could be interesting to watch.
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