Tim Ryan (sportscaster)

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 [ [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/LandingPage.aspx?type=glpnews&search=ryan%20toronto%20broadcast&
] ] as well as hosting late night repeats of Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts home games. [http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/sportsonradioandtv/CFL_The_TV_Years.html]

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. [ [http://www.geocities.com/televisioncity/studio/2020/alumni_wpix.html TV News New York | WPIX-TV News Alumni ] ]

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. [ [http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/Default/Skins/BasicArch/Client.asp?Skin=BasicArch&&AppName=2&enter=true&BaseHref=DCG/1976/02/20&EntityId=Ar01102 Welcome to ActivePaper ] ] [ [http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/Default/Skins/BasicArch/Client.asp?Skin=BasicArch&&AppName=2&enter=true&BaseHref=DCG/1976/02/19&EntityId=Ar00600 Welcome to ActivePaper ] ] .

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. From 1981–97, Ryan was a CBS tennis commentator, calling sixteen U.S. Open Tennis Championships.

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 [http://www.caytonsports.com/list.pdf] , Monroe Brooks vs. Bruce Curry [ [http://www.boxingconfidential.com/articles.php?id=3868 Michael Marley’s Boxing Confidential – News, Analysis, and Commentary ] ] , Bernard Hopkins vs. Glen Johnson [ [http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~jeremyw/results.html Boxing Results & Reports ] ] , Thomas Hearns vs. Sugar Ray Leonard [ [http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=14207&more=1 Thomas Hearns – The Fan Favorite ] ] , Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEFDF173DF937A35752C1A961948260 Boxing Notebook; Leonard Still Has Hagler's Number - New York Times ] ] , and Ray Mancini vs. Duk Koo Kim [ [http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-mancinikim111207&prov=yhoo&type=lgns Mancini and Kim forever linked - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports ] ] . 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. [ [http://www.ibhof.com/ibhfbwaa.htm Internantional Boxing Hall of Fame / BWAA Awards ] ]

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. From 2004-2006, Ryan called college football [ [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/cougars/189217_coug03.html Cougs, Lobos seek to be well-grounded ] ] and tennis for ESPN.

During the 2006 Winter Olympics, Ryan returned to NBC to call alpine skiing. [ [http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=65028 Sporting News - Your expert source for MLB Baseball, NFL Football, NBA Basketball, NHL Hockey, NCAA Football, NCAA Basketball and Fantasy Sports scores, blogs, and articles ] ] He also hosted a nightly recap show on SIRIUS radio during the 2006 Wimbledon Championships. [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15745654_ITM SIRIUS Satellite Radio to Provide Live Coverage of 2006 Wimbledon Tennis Championships. | PR Newswire (June, 2006) ] ]

Ryan will serve as the play by play announcer for NBC Sports coverage of Rowing and Flat Water Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [ [http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/mediumwell/blog/2008/07/your_nbc_olympics_lineup.html Medium Well: Your NBC Olympics lineup - A blog on sports media, news and networks - baltimoresun.com ] ]

In 1989, Ryan's wife Lee was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. By 1997, she was unable to walk or speak in sentences. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F02E5D8103AF93AA15752C1A961958260 TV SPORTS; Tim Ryan Copes, and Crusades - New York Times ] ] Tim is co-chairman of the Alzheimer's Association Public Policy Forum. [ [http://www.sptimes.com/News/060301/Columns/A_broadcaster_perseve.shtml Columns: A broadcaster perseveres, and an old Gator makes his mark ] ]

Ryan currently resides in Ketchum, Idaho.

References

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