What was the Wide World of Sports saying?

Quotes. Jim McKay : Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sports… the thrill of victory… and the agony of defeat… the human drama of athletic competition… This is “ABC’s Wide World of Sports!”

Who wrote Wide World of Sports theme song?

Jack Shaindlin
Irving Robbin
Wide World of Sports/Music composed by

What happened to ABC Wide World of Sports?

The end of Wide World of Sports Ultimately, on January 3, 1998, Jim McKay announced that Wide World of Sports, in its traditional anthology series, had been canceled after a 37-year run. The Wide World of Sports name remained in use afterward as an umbrella title for ABC’s weekend sports programming.

Who said the thrill of victory and agony of defeat?

host Jim McKay
Trivia (3) The show’s host Jim McKay popularized the phrase “The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat.”

What happened to the agony of defeat guy on Wide World of Sports?

Agony of Defeat jump He attempted to lower his center of gravity and slow his jump, but instead lost his balance completely and hurtled out of control off the end of the inrun, tumbling and flipping wildly, and crashing through a light retaining fence near a crowd of spectators before coming to a halt.

Who said what in the wide Wide World of Sports is going on here?

Slim Pickens
Slim Pickens in the comedy movie classic Blazing Saddles might have the same look on his face when seeing recent developments with the New Orleans Pelicans. “What in the wide, wide world o’ sports is a goin’ on here?” Slim Pickens spoke that line amid some silly chaos taking place during Mel Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles.”

Who said what in the wide wide world of sports is going on here?

What happened to the agony of defeat skier?

Who was the voice of Wide World of Sports?

Jim McKay
I used to watch this sports show with great keenness. It is hosted by the one of the pioneers of sportscasting, Jim McKay.

Who narrated the wide world of sports?

The show’s host Jim McKay popularized the phrase “The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat.”

What does agony of defeat mean?

The noun agony means acute pain — either mental or physical, but people often use the word hyperbolically: “This paper cut is agony.” The noun agony is also used in the common phrase “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat,” which has been the tag-line of ABC’s Wide World of Sports for decades.

What happened to the skier from the agony of defeat?

Bogataj suffered a mild concussion and a broken ankle. A film crew from Wide World of Sports was recording the event in which Bogataj crashed.