Don Dunphy
Don Dunphy | |
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Born | July 5, 1908 |
Died | July 22, 1998 | (aged 90)
Burial place | Cemetery of the Holy Rood, New York |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Sports & Television announcer |
Children | 2 |
Don Dunphy (July 5, 1908 – July 22, 1998) was an American television and radio sports announcer specializing in
Biography
He was born in New York City, and was a graduate of Manhattan College.
In 1984, Dunphy was part of the
Dunphy was inducted into the
Dunphy was a star track athlete and went on to graduate from Manhattan College in 1930. In 1984, he was inducted into the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame.[8]
His son, Don Dunphy Jr., was an executive producer of Eyewitness News on WABC-TV in New York City in its early years, and later became vice president of news services at ABC. His other son, Bob Dunphy, has been a director of Showtime Championship Boxing since 1989. In 2015 he directed the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, the highest-grossing pay-per-view event in history.
He is buried in the Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury, New York.
Selected filmography
- Joe Frazier vs. Manuel Ramos (1968) – Himself – Ringside Commentator
- Mac Foster vs. Jerry Quarry (1970) – Himself – Ringside Commentator
- Dick Tiger vs. Emile Griffith (1970) – Himself – Ring Announcer
- Bananas (1971) – Don Dunphy
- Floyd Patterson vs. Oscar Bonavena (1972) – Himself – Ring Announcer
- Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III (1975) – Himself – Ringside Commentator
- The Greatest (1977) – Commentator
- Matilda (1978) – Ringside announcer
- Thomas Hearns vs. Pipino Cuevas (1980) – Himself – Ringside Commentator
- Raging Bull (1980) – Himself – Radio Announcer for Dauthuille Fight
- The Last Fight (1983) – Radio Fight Announcer
- The Fighter (2010) – Fight Announcer (final film role)
References
- ^ Gerald Eskenazi, "Don Dunphy, 90, Distinctive Fight Broadcaster," New York Times, July 24, 1998, p. B12.
- ^ "Flash! 'Copy Desk of the Air Is Going to Press", PM, Oct. 11, 1940
- ^ Sid Shalit, "Listening In," New York Daily News, July 14, 1943, p. 49.
- ^ "BBC to Beam Series to Allied Servicemen," Binghamton (NY) Press, September 17, 1943, p. 28.
- ^ Ben Gross, "Listening In," New York Daily News, March 23, 1944, p. 26.
- ^ Sid Shalit, "Listening In," New York Daily News, April 20, 1944, p. 24.
- ^ International Boxing Hall of Fame / BWAA Awards Archived June 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "1984". October 24, 2006.
External links
- Don Dunphy at the National Radio Hall of Fame
- Dunphy, Don – 1984 Hall of Fame Inductee
- Don Dunphy at IMDb
- Don Dunphy at Find a Grave