It Happened!
A Uniquely Lucky Life in Sports Television
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Jim Lampley
About this listen
From Jim Lampley, HBO’s ringside face and voice of boxing, comes a first-person, blow-by-blow account of the evolution of sports television chock full of famous names, history-making events, and never-before-told stories from the world of sports.
Jim Lampley’s story is a 50-year travelogue of an unlikely career that catalogs the evolution of sports television—from his emergence as the first sideline reporter, through hosting and covering 14 Olympics, to working with all major sports networks.
It Happened! charts Jim’s notable career, with highlights including:
Becoming the first live reporter on the sideline of a nationally televised college football game
Following in the footsteps of Jim McKay as host on ABC’s Wide World of Sports and Howard Cosell as halftime host for ABC’s Monday Night Football
Partnering with ABC, CBS, NBC, Turner, and HBO
Ascending to host of HBO’s Wimbledon weekday telecasts
Reaching “icon” status as the 30-year face and voice of HBO World Championship Boxing
Learn how Jim’s brilliance as an announcer and his revolutionary nature led to innovations in sportscasting, three sports Emmys, and induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Personal anecdotes and hard-earned lessons combine as Jim digs deep and shares celebrity stories from the upper echelons of superstar athletes and Hollywood hotshots, but also offers an introspective look at his personal life and trials. It Happened! tells it all.
©2025 Jim Lampley and Art Chansky (P)2025 Recorded BooksWhat listeners say about It Happened!
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- Big Pauly
- 04-20-25
Lampley Shines In Bio Story
I'm 53 years of age, so I'm old enough to have heard Jim do college football and various studio shows before he reinvented himself on HBO. He had several great calls, but the Foreman fight and "it happened" was his finest hour - the Bowe-Golota riot and the miraculous Chavez win over Meldrick Taylor also stand out.
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- christopher
- 04-25-25
THE BEST STORYTELLER IN SPORTS!!
Being a boxing fan, it was such a wonderful experience hearing about the life of a man who for over 30 years has been part of your life while watching the largest events in sports history. No one has a better play by play voice and it truly made this audiobook that much better. 10/10 story. 10/10 narration.
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- MNN
- 04-27-25
A True Sports Story By The Greatest
The man has such a clear and unique talent to identify the story in an event-hearing him share his experience is such a treat. Mr Lampley reports on his highs, lows, tales of heartache, connection, failed relationships and love.., and in and around sports. Give it a listen… he reads! Wonderful
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- Dawanna Lopez
- 04-28-25
nothing
was hoping for more boxing stories, there are few here. mostly tennis and skiing. and a bunch of "i love Obama" crap. nothing really good here. very disappointed
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