Editing Jim Lampley (section)

===ABC Sports===
In 1974, while in graduate school, he was chosen along with Don Tollefson in what [[ABC Sports|ABC]] called a ''talent hunt''. ABC executives thought that Lampley's youthful looks would make him endearing to the college crowds they looked to attract for their [[College Football on ABC|college football]] games. At ABC, he covered such events as [[Major League Baseball on ABC|Major League Baseball]] and [[College Basketball on ABC|college basketball]] games, the [[1986 Indianapolis 500|1986]] and [[1987 Indianapolis 500]], the 1977 [[Monon Bell]] game between [[DePauw University]] and [[Wabash College]], five [[Olympics on ABC|Olympics]], as well as the program ''[[Wide World of Sports (US TV series)|Wide World of Sports]]''.

From 1983 to 1985, he was the studio host of ABC broadcasts of the [[United States Football League on ABC|United States Football League]] (USFL), a spring league that featured stars such as [[Herschel Walker]], [[Jim Kelly]], [[Steve Young (American football)|Steve Young]] and [[Reggie White]].

On July 4, 1984, with [[Sam Posey]] alongside, he called the [[NASCAR]] [[Coke Zero 400|Firecracker 400]], and interviewed [[President of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]] during the winner's interview with race winner [[Richard Petty]].

In 1985, Lampley along with [[Al Michaels]] served as anchors for ABC's coverage of [[Super Bowl XIX]], the first Super Bowl that ABC televised. After the game, Lampley presided over the presentation ceremony for the [[Vince Lombardi Trophy|trophy]].