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Jimmy Cannon

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Sportscaster

The Resume

    (April 10, 1909-December 5, 1973)
    Sportswriter for the New York American, New York Post, New York Journal-American
    Regular guest on 'ABC's Nightlife'

Why he might be annoying:

    He didn't live to see the day that he would be inducted into the World and International Boxing Hall of Fame.
    He would often start his questions/rants with 'Nobody asked me, but...'
    He said: 'Fishing, with me, has always been an excuse to drink in the daytime.'
    It was extremely hard trying to find a picture of him.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was considered an expert in boxing.
    He rose from a copy boy at the New York Daily News to a sportswriter at the New York American within 10 years.
    He once said: 'Baseball isn't statistics ... baseball is DiMaggio rounding second.'
    Ernest Hemingway was a fan of his.
    During World War II, he tagged along with General Patton and his Third Army Division as a war correspondent.
    He would also be a war correspondent during the Korean war.
    He was, in his prime, the highest paid sportswriter in the country.
    Many believe that he was one of the earliest observers to notice the positive potential black athletes could make in sports.
    He was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994.
    He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
    He allowed himself to be roasted at the Friars Club.

Credit: His Name is Robert


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 26 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 69 Votes: 62.32% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 92 Votes: 59.78% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 184 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 206 Votes: 50.0% Annoying