- Clem McCarthy is a renowned American horse racing caller, sportscaster, and public announcer who also narrated for Pathé's RKO Newsreels. During the golden age of radio, a time when people around the world participated in major happenings of the day by listening to live audio broadcasts at home or in animated public social gatherings, his voice brought to life some of the most historic moments in sports, such as Joe Louis' unforgettable rematch round one knockout of Germany's Max Schmeling, and Seabiscuit's breathtaking Pimlico Special win over War Admiral. Documenting some of the most important events in sports history not only in the United States, but also internationally, McCarthy's "whiskey tenor" has inspired generations.
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- Inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in 1987 with Jim McKay.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6563 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- In 1938, several years after serving as the sports commentator for the 1935 Army-Navy Game, McCarthy would go on to sportscast the historic Joe Louis Max-Schmeling boxing rematch for NBC, and call Seabiscuit's historic win over War Admiral in the Pimlico Special match race held in Baltimore, Maryland.
- David J. Halberstam, EVP / General Manager for Westwood One Sports, and a former sports announcer for the Miami Heat, celebrated Chris McCarthy's "whiskey tenor" in his book Sports on New York Radio: A Play-by-Play History (McGraw Hill, 1999), memorializing McCarthy's "gravelly voice and dramatic style".
- Clem McCarthy is the sports commentator for the 30 November 1935 Army-Navy Game held in Philadelphia at what we now know as University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field, featured in the mini-documentary film Happy (Super Bowl 50) Birthday, Abba! (2016).
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