Bob Lamey (born December 23, 1938) is an

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sportscaster, formerly the radio

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announcer for the

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of the

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. Lamey had been "The Voice of the Colts" since the team moved to

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in 1984, except from 1992-94, until his retirement in 2018. Lamey has previously served as radio voice of the NBA's

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(1977–84) and two defunct hockey teams, the

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of the WHA and the

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of the IHL. Lamey was affectionately known as "Hockey Bob" upon first arriving on the Indianapolis sports scene in the 1970s. Lamey is also a previous Sports Director of Indianapolis radio station WIBC and, from 1988 to 2000, worked as a turn reporter on the

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. He also provided play-by-play for the national telecast of the 100th Monon Bell Classic. Prior to coming to Indianapolis, Lamey served for five years as the voice of the ABA's

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. He served as sports director of WSOC-TV in Charlotte, NC, after the departure of Bill "Mouth of the South" Currie. Lamey also broadcast Charlotte Checkers (

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) games from 1964 to 1968 on WSOC 930AM.

Retirement and racial slur controversy

In August 2018, Lamey suddenly announced his retirement. A report revealed he had used an uncensored racial slur while telling a story to a black colleague. Lamey claimed that he was repeating a story told to him by racing driver

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, who was promptly fired from his job with

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and his son

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lost a sponsorship from

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. Daly disputes Lamey's story, which led to him filing suit against Lamey. In 2021, the charge of conspiracy to defraud against Lamey was dismissed, but he faces five counts of defamation, tortuous interference of business, tortuous interference of a business relationship, and another count of punitive damages.

Personal life

Lamy was born in

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but grew up in

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. He graduated from

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and later earned a

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from

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. Lamey lives with his second wife, Kim, in Indianapolis. He has three daughters, two stepdaughters, and one stepson. He has seven grandchildren and five step-grandchildren. Lamey is a "die-hard"

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fan.

References

*Tom Jame
Colts Scene: Indianapolis heads to Dallas to open up preseason
''Trib Star'' August 8, 2007 *Tom Jame
Colts still hungry; ready to defend their Super Bowl championship
''Trib Star'' July 29, 2007
Profile in ''Indianapolis Star'' December 17, 2009
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