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Twelve-time Emmy Award-winner Jim Gray is a legendary figure in sports broadcasting. He has been trusted by countless iconic athletes to tell their stories\u2014of both triumph and disgrace\u2014 and Gray has had unprecedented access to the biggest names, events, and moments in the last four decades of sports. Gray was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Class of 2018. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2020, honored Gray with the Curt Gowdy Media Award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Twelve-time Emmy Award-winner Jim Gray is a legendary figure in sports broadcasting. He has been trusted by countless iconic athletes to tell their stories\u2014of both […]
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