The Real McKay: My Wide World of Sports

I remember reading this book years ago and enjoyed it very much. It brought back to mind that horrible period during the 1972 Munich Olympics when those Iraeli athletes were tragically killed and Jim said those now famous words "they're all gone" -- so simply said but oh so meaningful and emotional. It is now June 7, 2008, and today Jim has gone to join those honorable athletes. God bless you, Jim. We'll remember you always. Sports won't be the same without you. Hopefully those that followed in your footsteps will learn from you and your legacy.

Jim McKay's autobiography doesn't start with backstory of his early life but with a remarkable minute-by-minute description of the crisis at the 1972 Olympic Games. McKay, now 27 years after that event, recalls it with such detail that it seemed to have happened last evening. For someone who was born after this event happened, it was amazing to read the story of what happened by a guy who was actually there. This is one of my highlights in the book. McKay, not his real name - which is a funny story - takes the reader through his life. How he was a newspaper reporter turned song-and-dance man and to how he became one of the best sports reporters in televsion history.If you've ever heard a sporting even called by Jim McKay, the atmosphere is set so wonderfully, it's almost like you're there. The same is true for this book. Pick up a copy. [email protected]. It won't be the same watching the Kentucky Derby, Preakness (McKay's favorite race) and Belmont without Jim McKay - we miss you already!