Jim Lampley

Class of 2015
Observer Category
Hall of Fame bio: [1]

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Lampley was born April 8, 1949 in Hendersonville, NC, USA.
Lampley is best known as a boxing commentator for HBO.
He has worked for NBC Sports as an announcer for the Olympics, Regional NFL telecasts, and college football.
He also blogs on Ariana Huffington's Huffington Post blog site.
Lampley, who began his broadcasting career at ABC in 1974 as a college football sideline reporter, called his first fight for ABC in 1986: Mike Tyson vs. Jesse Ferguson.
He called his first fight for HBO in March 1988, Tyson's heavyweight title defense against Tony Tubbs in Tokyo.
Lampley, a father of four, grew up in Hendersonville, North Carolina, went to the University of North Carolina and now lives in Del Mar, California.
A Jim Lampley action figure was made to coincide with the release of the movie Rocky Balboa.
He appeared in the film "Blades of Glory".