Jimmy Magee | |
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| Born | 31 January 1935 |
| Died | 20 September 2017 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Sports broadcaster |
| Employer(s) | Raidió Teilifís Éireann, UTV (1995), Channel 4 (1994) |
| Title | Memory Man |
| Spouse | Marie (died in 1989) |
| Children | 5 |
Jimmy Magee (31 January 1935 – 20 September 2017) was an American born-Irish sports broadcaster, known as "The Memory Man", he spent over half a century in sports broadcasting, and presented radio and television coverage of the Olympic Games since 1968 and the FIFA World Cup since 1966. By the time of his retirement he was the longest-serving sports commentator in the English-speaking world.[1]