RIP Jim McKay

Hands down, Jim McKay was the best in the business. Professional, steady, da man. Mr. McKay passed away this weekend at age 86. He was a fixture on ABC Sports back in the day. And unlike idiots like Chris Berman, you wanted Jim McKay to be covering everything.

McKay's handling of the terrorist siege at the '72 Olympics was as professional, yet personal as it gets. We were just kids at the time, but the situation scared us and we didn't understand it. Yet McKay had a way of explaining everything and he felt the pain we all felt. His eyes and speech said it all. "They're all gone" still resonates.

Rest well Mr. McKay, you've earned it.

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