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William T. O'Donnell Jr. (June 4, 1926 – October 29, 1982) was an American sportscaster. Life and career. Born in Manhattan and raised in The Bronx, O'Donnell attended Fordham Preparatory School and Fordham University.
May 5, 2023 · For three quarters of a century, we’ve been listening to Bill O’Donnell. Now it’s high time we heard from everyone else about him in honor of his 75 th birthday. Rick Plano: “I went to California in 1981 and early on I saw Billy out there.
Bill O'Donnell won the driving title, his third in four years. The next year, he became harness racing's first driver to eclipse $10 million in earnings in a single year. O'Donnell has 5,742 lifetime victories as a driver with just under $100 million earned by the horses he has guided.
May 4, 2018 · Bill O’Donnell, who was voted into the Canadian Hall Of Fame 32 years ago and was inducted at Goshen in 1990, is alive and well and somehow he’s as relevant — or even more so — than ever before.
Jan 8, 2012 · O’Donnell served in the Pacific as a combat correspondent with the US Marine Corps during World War II. Discharged from the Marines in 1946, O’Donnell attended Fordham University and later Mohawk College (now Mohawk Valley Community College) in Utica, New York, where he completed his degree.
Hall of Famer Bill O'Donnell stopped by the Harness Racing Museum and Hall Of Fame, following the 2022 Hambletonian. He sat down with Mark Loewe to discuss h...
Jan 1, 2019 · How close was harness racing to missing out on The Magic Man? Bill O’Donnell said he was ready to give up on the business entirely at age 24 and head home to Nova Scotia when a special horse not only changed his life, but, conceivably harness racing history, as well.
From the 1987 Breeders Crown Aged Pace. Robust Hanover, to be driven by O'Donnell , tripped and fell during the post parade resulting in a judges scratch. O'...
William T. O'Donnell Jr. (June 4, 1926 – October 29, 1982) was an American sportscaster. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Life and career. Born in Manhattan and raised in The Bronx, O'Donnell attended Fordham Preparatory School and Fordham University.
Mar 19, 2017 · Canadian and U.S. Hall of Famer Bill O’Donnell, who is also an inductee in the Canada Sports Hall of Fame, is one of the greatest drivers to ever sit in a sulky. Now retired from training and driving standardbreds, O’Donnell represents the horsepeople on the Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) circuit as the president of the ...
