Jim Simpson

Jim Simpson
Simpson in 1969
Born(1927-12-20)December 20, 1927
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedJanuary 13, 2016(2016-01-13) (aged 88)
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Occupationsportscaster
Years active1960sā€“1990s?
AwardsSports Lifetime Achievement Award (1997)
NSSA Hall of Fame (2000)

Jim Simpson (December 20, 1927 – January 13, 2016)[1] was an American sportscaster. He worked for NBC Sports and later ESPN. He called Baltimore Orioles local telecasts in 1988. In 1997, he won the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2000 he was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame.[2]

For NBC: he called

For ESPN, Simpson called:

References

  1. ā†‘ "Hall of Fame Sportscaster Jim Simpson of ESPN Early Days Dies". ESPN.com. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. ā†‘ "2000-Jim Simpson". Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.

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