I can still hear Jim McKay's voiceover like it was yesterday.........
VAMike, this reminds me of one of those peculiar "true life" moments, the little insignificant ones that stay with you for a long, long time.
When the new of McKay's death reached the airways, it was a Saturday afternoon, and I was in a hotel room in Gettysburg, watching some sort of sporting event on the TV. Half-distracted, I heard the announcer doing the event, speaking about Jim McKay's long and illustrious career, and referring to McKay as "the epitome of poise and eloquence".
What my brain
thought the announcer had said was "Jim McKay was the epitome of poisoned elephants".
So, to this day, I cannot see the name, nor hear the voice, and not think of Jim McKay and his poisoned elephants.