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unusual facts about ABC Sports



2002 United States Grand Prix

It was one of four races to be broadcast in the U.S. by ABC Sports, the others being the Monaco Grand Prix, the Canadian Grand Prix, and the Italian Grand Prix.

Ann Robinson

Her career as a leading woman was effectively ended in 1957, when she eloped to Mexico to marry a matador, Jaime Bravo, with whom she had two sons; Jaime Bravo, Jr., who is a director for ABC Sports, and Estefan A. Bravo, who played the Axl Rose-like character in White Trash Wins Lotto, a musical by Andy Prieboy.

Bob Iger

In the same year, he also re-acquired the rights to Walt Disney's first star Oswald the Lucky Rabbit from NBCUniversal by releasing sportscaster Al Michaels from ABC Sports to NBC Sports.

Claudia Tenney

She acted as intermediary between ABC Sports and the Yugoslavian government leading up to the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

College Football All-America Team

ABC Sports, ESPN and CNN-Sports Illustrated, College Football News, CBSSports.com, Time Magazine; and many others also select All-America teams.

Jack Arute

Arute began his work with ABC Sports and ESPN in 1984, after serving as a radio commentator for the MRN from 1972 to 1980, where he was known as "Jackie Arute".

Mark Caguioa

Prior to the start of the 2006 Philippine Cup, Caguioa vowed to run naked (or half-naked) along the streets of Shaw Boulevard if the Kings failed to defend the title during a pre-tournament interview with ABC Sports.

Mike Durbin

The two called tournaments in the summer and fall, along with senior tour events, while ABC Sports would cover the winter-spring events on the Pro Bowlers Tour, occasionally with Durbin alongside Chris Schenkel.

Sean Elliott

After retiring, Elliott became a basketball analyst for The NBA on NBC and, during the 2003–2004 season, for ABC Sports and ESPN.


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1989 Preakness Stakes

Many consider this race as one of the greatest horse races of all time including Jim McKay of ABC Sports who labeled it "the best race that I have ever witnessed" during the 1995 Preakness telecast.

Brian Budd

ABC Sports had an existing rule that three-time champions were no longer invited back as soccer player Kyle Rote Jr. and speed skater Anne Henning had each won three U.S. Superstars contests.

David Schmoeller

Fluent in Spanish, he was briefly an interpreter for ABC Sports during the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

Don McGuire

He was discovered by Dick Ebersol while Ebersol was at ABC Sports in 1974 and was one of three finalists for ABC's NCAA Football sideline reporter position, eventually given to Jim Lampley and Don Tollefson.

Monday Night Mayhem

The film also stars Eli Wallach (as ABC-Television president Leonard Goldenson), John Heard (as ABC Sports chief Roone Arledge), Nick Turturro (as Monday Night Football director Chet Forte) and Jay Thomas (as National Football League commissioner Pete Rozelle).