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Don Dunphy (July 5, 1908 – July 22, 1998) was a United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 television and radio sports announcer specializing in boxing
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
 broadcasts. Dunphy was noted for his fast paced delivery and enthusiasm for the sport. It is estimated that he did "blow-by-blow" action for over 2,000 fights. Dunphy was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame
Radio Hall of Fame

HistoryThe National Radio Hall of Fame and Museum, is a project of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, Illinois, and is a museum dedicated to recognizing those who have contributed to the development of the radio medium throughout its history in the United States....
 in 1988 and had a memorable cameo appearance in the 1971
1971 in film

The year 1971 in film involved some significant events....
 Woody Allen
Woody Allen

Woody Allen is an Cinema of the United States film director, writer, actor, comedian, musician and playwright.Allen's distinctive films, which run the gamut from dramas to Screwball comedy film, have made him one of the most respected living American directors....
 movie Bananas.






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Don Dunphy (July 5, 1908 – July 22, 1998) was a United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 television and radio sports announcer specializing in boxing
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
 broadcasts. Dunphy was noted for his fast paced delivery and enthusiasm for the sport. It is estimated that he did "blow-by-blow" action for over 2,000 fights. Dunphy was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame
Radio Hall of Fame

HistoryThe National Radio Hall of Fame and Museum, is a project of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, Illinois, and is a museum dedicated to recognizing those who have contributed to the development of the radio medium throughout its history in the United States....
 in 1988 and had a memorable cameo appearance in the 1971
1971 in film

The year 1971 in film involved some significant events....
 Woody Allen
Woody Allen

Woody Allen is an Cinema of the United States film director, writer, actor, comedian, musician and playwright.Allen's distinctive films, which run the gamut from dramas to Screwball comedy film, have made him one of the most respected living American directors....
 movie Bananas. He also called all of the fights in the 1980
1980 in film

The year 1980 in film involved some significant events....
 United Artists
United Artists

United Artists Entertainment LLC is an United States film studio. The current United Artists was formed in November 2006 under a partnership between producer/actor Tom Cruise and his production partner, Paula Wagner, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., an MGM company....
 film Raging Bull, which was directed by Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese

Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese is an Academy Award-winning American filmmaker, screenwriter, film producer, and film historian. Also affectionately known as "Marty", he is the founder of the World Cinema Foundation and a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the cinema and has won awards from the Gol...
. In 1982, he won the Sam Taub Award
Sam Taub Award

The Sam Taub Award is a yearly award presented by the International Boxing Hall of Fame for Excellence in Broadcasting Journalism. The award is named after Sam Taub, a journalist and radio broadcaster who is best known for his work covering boxing....
 for Excellence in Broadcasting Journalism in boxing. He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
International Boxing Hall of Fame

The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, New York....
.

His son, Don Dunphy, Jr., was an executive producer of Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News

Eyewitness News is a name used by local television newscasts, widely used in different markets across the United States. It is also the name of a very popular music package offered by Frank Gari....
 on WABC-TV
WABC-TV

WABC-TV, channel 7, is the Flagship of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. WABC-TV is best known in broadcasting circles for its highly successful version of the Eyewitness News format, and for its morning show Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated nationally by corporate cousin Dis...
 in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 in its early years, and later became vice president of news services at ABC.

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