SI.com · Jun 26, 2019
Traina Thoughts: Let's Remember the Time Bob Ley Did His Best Jay-Z Impression
1. A lot of people are going to wax poetic about Bob Ley today after the legendary ESPN anchor announced his retirement earlier this morning. Ley deserves all the praise and all the adjectives heaped upon him. Legend. End of an era. The face of ESPN. The conscience of ESPN. It's all true.
The other sad thing about Ley calling it quits is that it's another case of an important sports television figure from our youth going away, which always pains us. Ever since many of us starting watching sports, Bob Ley has been on our televisions. He's been at ESPN for 40 years, joining the company three days into its 1979 launch. But now he's hanging it up and stepping away from ESPN.