Dunphy, Don

Dunphy, Don
▪ 1999

      American radio and television sports announcer known especially as the voice of boxing; during his 50-year career he broadcast more than 2,000 fights, 200 of which were title matches, including 50 heavyweight championships, and also appeared as a boxing announcer in six motion pictures (b. July 5, 1908, New York, N.Y.—d. July 22, 1998, Roslyn, N.Y.).

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