Jim Simpson (sportscaster)

Jim Simpson
Simpson in 1969
Born
James Shores Simpson

(1927-12-20)December 20, 1927
DiedJanuary 13, 2016(2016-01-13) (aged 88)
Occupationsportscaster
Years active1960s–1990s?
AwardsSports Lifetime Achievement Award (1997)
NSSA Hall of Fame (2000)

James Shores Simpson[1] (December 20, 1927 – January 13, 2016) was an American sportscaster, known for his smooth delivery as a play-by-play man and his versatility in covering many different sports. In 1997, he won the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2000 he was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame.

  1. ^ "Jim Simpson, versatile sportscaster who helped launch ESPN, dies at 88 - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.

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