Tim Ryan (sportscaster)
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Tim Ryan (Born May 16, 1939) is an American sportscaster.
After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, Ryan took a job the newly formed CFTO as an assistant sports director. Here he called games for the Toronto Marlboros [1] as well as hosting late night repeats of Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts home games. [2]
In 1966, Ryan was hired as the director of public relations for the Oakland Seals. He became the team's radio play by play announcer in 1968. In 1970 he moved east to call New York Rangers games on WOR and the MSG Network. While in New York, Ryan worked at WPIX as a news co-anchor and sportscaster. [3]
In 1972, Ryan left the Rangers to become the lead announcer for the NHL on NBC. Ryan would call three Stanley Cup Finals alongside Ted Lindsay. Ryan also called NFL games, Gymnastics, and tennis for NBC. [4] [5] for NBC.
In 1977, Ryan joined CBS. At CBS, Ryan called games for the NBA on CBS from 1977–1983, NFL on CBS from 1977–1993, and College Football on CBS from 1996–97, and college basketball from 1982–1998, and alpine skiing at the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Olympic Winter Games. Ryan was also the host of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships from 1987–94.
Ryan was also a lead boxing announcer during the 1970s and 1980s, for NBC, CBS, WPIX, and fights shown on Closed-circuit television. Notable fights Ryan called include Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier, Floyd Patterson vs. Charlie Green, Floyd Patterson vs. Oscar Bonavena [6], Monroe Brooks vs. Bruce Curry [7], Bernard Hopkins vs. Glen Johnson [8], Thomas Hearns vs. Sugar Ray Leonard [9], Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard [10], and Ray Mancini vs. Duk Koo Kim [11]. His color commentators for boxing were Angelo Dundee, Gil Clancy, and Sugar Ray Leonard. In 1986, Ryan won the Sam Taub Award for Excellence in Broadcasting Journalism. [12]
Ryan's contract with CBS expired in 1998, allowing Ryan to move to FOX and NBC, where Ryan covered NFL games and tennis for FOX and tennis, skiing, equestrian events, and boxing for NBC. Since 2003, Ryan has called tennis and boxing for ESPN.
Ryan currently resides in Ketchum, Idaho.
[edit] References
- ^ NewspaperARCHIVE.com - Search old newspaper articles online
- ^ http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/sportsonradioandtv/CFL_The_TV_Years.html
- ^ TV News New York | WPIX-TV News Alumni
- ^ Welcome to ActivePaper
- ^ Welcome to ActivePaper
- ^ http://www.caytonsports.com/list.pdf
- ^ Michael Marley’s Boxing Confidential – News, Analysis, and Commentary
- ^ Boxing Results & Reports
- ^ Thomas Hearns – The Fan Favorite
- ^ Boxing Notebook; Leonard Still Has Hagler's Number - New York Times
- ^ Mancini and Kim forever linked - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports
- ^ Internantional Boxing Hall of Fame / BWAA Awards
