07 Jun 08 Jim McKay Dies

Award-winning US TV sports presenter Jim McKay, who was the host of ABC’s Wide World of Sports for nearly four decades, has died at the age of 86.

He informed millions of Americans about the killing of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. Nine hostages died in a botched rescue attempt.

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