Bob Ley

Birth Name:

Bob Ley

Birth Place:

Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States

Outside the Lines has won 11 Sports Emmy Awards and three CableAce Awards for Sports Information Series with him as the host
Was inducted into the Bloomfield Athletic Hall of Fame in May 1987 for his contributions to sports journalism
Won the Excellence in Sports Journalism Award from Northeastern University in 1995
Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Seton Hall University with a degree in Communications in 1976
Started out as a production manager at WOR-AM in New York in 1975 and was also a sportswriter for the Passaic Herald-News
Best known as the host and anchor of "Outside the Lines" and "SportsCenter․"
Joined "SportsCenter" as an anchor on ESPN's third day of operation and is the longest-serving commentator in the show's history
Has interviewed four U․S․ Presidents: Ford, Clinton, George H․ W․ Bush, and George W․ Bush
Is a passionate soccer fan and has covered the World Cup, the FIFA World Cup, and the FIFA Women's World Cup
Provided the first national news coverage on site after the San Francisco earthquake that happened during the 1989 World Series

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