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Ron Pinkney
1935–2020
United States
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Robert Theron "Ron" Pinkney (May 26, 1935 – May 27, 2020) was an American pioneer broadcaster who was the first African-American play-by-play announcer on a major television network (ABC). The game was played at the Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi between Mississippi Valley State and Jackson State.
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