Jim Lampley is an American sportscaster, news anchor, movie producer, and restaurant entrepreneur, with a net worth of $20 million.
Lampley’s net worth stems from his work as a prominent sportscaster and anchor, most notably as a sportscaster for HBO Boxing and an anchor for numerous Olympic games.
Who is Jim Lampley?
Jim Lampley was born on April 8, 1949, in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and grew up in both Hender sonville and Miami, Florida. Jim’s father died when he was five years old, so his mother introduced him to a variety of activities. In 1971, he graduated from the University of North Carolina with an English degree.
How old is Jim Lampley?
He is currently 74 years old.
What is Jim Lampley’s net worth?
He is estimated to be worth $20 Million.
What is Jim Lampley’s career?
Lampley began his broadcasting career in 1974 when ABC selected him together with Don Tollefson in what they called a talent search. It is true that he was hired by ABC because of his youthful appearance, but it was his talent that led him to cover baseball games, the 1986-87 Indianapolis 500, many Olympics, and the Wide World of Sports show. Next, he landed a broadcasting job at CBS in 1987 through 1992, when Lampley moved to NBC.
However, it was through HBO that Jim Lampley catapulted to an international celebrity. As a blow-by-blow announcer for “HBO World Championship Boxing,” “Boxing After Dark,” and the HBO pay-per-view program, he called some of boxing’s most iconic moments.
Lampley compared Julio Cesar Chavez’s knockout of Meldrick Taylor in “Thunder Meets Lightning” to James “Buster” Douglas’ upset of Mike Tyson for the World Heavyweight Championship.
His career highlights include the first Riddick Bowe/Andrew Golota fight at Madison Square Garden, which resulted in a riot due to “The Foul Pole’s” disqualification for low blows, and his famous “It happened…it happened!” call during George Foreman’s comeback victory over then-heavyweight champion Michael Moorer.
Lampley received the Sam Taub Award for Excellence in Boxing Broadcast Journalism in 1992. Lampley also received three Emmy nominations for his role in the HBO series “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel”. Jim Lampley was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame class of 2015.
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