Bob Lamey(born December 23, 1938) is an Americansportscaster,formerly the radioplay-by-playannouncer for theIndianapolis Coltsof theNational Football League.Lamey had been "The Voice of the Colts" after the team moved toIndianapolisin 1984, except from 1992–94, serving in that capacity until his retirement in 2018.[1]
Career
editLamey previously served as radio voice of theNBA'sIndiana Pacers(1977–84) and two defunct hockey teams, theIndianapolis Racersof theWHAand theIndianapolis Checkersof theIHL.Affectionately known as "Hockey Bob" upon first arriving on the Indianapolis sports scene in the 1970s, Lamey was also sports director of Indianapolis radio stationWIBCand, from 1988 to 2000, worked as a turn reporter on theIndianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network.He also provided play-by-play for the national telecast of the 100thMonon Bell Classic.
Prior to coming to Indianapolis, Lamey served for five years as the voice of theABA'sCarolina Cougars.He served as sports director of WSOC-TV in Charlotte, NC, after the departure of Bill "Mouth of the South" Currie. Lamey also broadcast Charlotte Checkers (Eastern Hockey League) games from 1964 to 1972 on WSOC 930AM.[2]
In August 2018, Lamey suddenly announced his retirement. A report revealed he had used an uncensored racial slur while telling a story to an African American colleague.[3]Lamey claimed that he was repeating a story told to him by racing driverDerek Daly,who was promptly fired from his job withWISH-TV.Daly disputes Lamey's story, which led to him filing suit against Lamey.[4]In 2021, the charge of conspiracy to defraud against Lamey was dismissed, but he faces five counts of defamation, tortuous interference of business, tortuous interference of a business relationship, and another count of punitive damages.[5]
Personal life
editLamy was born inChester, Pennsylvaniabut grew up inVictoria, Texas.[6]He graduated fromTexas Christian Universityand later earned amaster's degreefromOhio University.Lamey lives with his second wife, Kim, in Indianapolis. He has three daughters, two stepdaughters, and one stepson. He has seven grandchildren and five step-grandchildren.
Lamey is a "die-hard"New York Yankeesfan.
References
edit- ^"'Voice Of The Colts' Bob Lamey Retires ".colts.com.Archivedfrom the original on August 20, 2018.RetrievedAugust 19,2018.
- ^Wells, Mike (September 26, 2016)."Colts broadcaster apologizes for on-air profanity".ESPN.com.RetrievedOctober 14,2024.
- ^AP Newswire (August 22, 2018)."Colts longtime announcer Bob Lamey retired after using racial slur in off-the-air conversation".espn.com.Archivedfrom the original on August 22, 2018.RetrievedAugust 22,2018.
- ^Ayello, Jim (June 26, 2000)."Derek Daly secretly records Bob Lamey in effort to support Daly's lawsuits over use of a racial slur".Indianapolis Star.Archivedfrom the original on October 28, 2021.RetrievedDecember 19,2021.
- ^Miller, Robin (February 4, 2021)."Daly vows to fight on after initial ruling in defamation case".Racer.RetrievedDecember 19,2021.
- ^Ryan, Chris."Bob Lamey: Voice of the Indianapolis Colts".www.indianapolis-indiana.funcityfinder.com.Archivedfrom the original on August 8, 2020.RetrievedMay 19,2020.
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