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He was voted as both the most hated sportscaster of all time, and the most loved sportscaster of all time.
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He was cremated and buried with his wife Emmy.
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He retired from ringside broadcasting at boxing games in 1982.
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He is in the video game Crash Tag Team Racing.
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He is portrayed by Jon Voight in the movie Ali in 2001.
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He was a teacher at Yale Law School.
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He was openly against the hiring of ex-athletes for sportscasting roles solely based on their playing fame.
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He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Jackie Robinson was his hero.
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He is survived by two daughters and five grandchildren.
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His nickname is Humble.
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He was the 1995 recipient of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
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He went into the United States Army in 1941.
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He graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from New York University.
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He was inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in 1993.
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He was the first person to publicly announce the death of John Lennon.
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He was a lawyer before becoming a sports announcer.
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He was married to Mary Edith Abrams.
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He was 6'1" tall.