To: skeeter
The Olympics died when the US broadcasters decided sports mixed with a little patriotism embarrassed them.
I know... B-( BTW, I miss Jim McKay, I think ABC did the best job. Roone Artledge was a genius of ABC Sports.
38 posted on
07/29/2015 7:21:06 AM PDT by
Nowhere Man
("I wish we were back in the world of Andy Williams." - My mother, 1938-2013, RIP)
To: Nowhere Man
Still get a tear when I think of McKay saying “They’re all gone.” during Munich.
39 posted on
07/29/2015 7:22:43 AM PDT by
dfwgator
To: Nowhere Man
ABC managed to engage its viewers. Its hard to explain why, but I was far more interested in how the US participants were doing and followed them much more closely.
Maybe it was having to wait until the telecast aired at 7, maybe it was the Cold War atmosphere, maybe it was because our athletes really were amateur underdogs.
52 posted on
07/29/2015 7:38:02 AM PDT by
skeeter
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