In addition to football and golf play-by-play, Flemming reported on more than 600 events for ABC's "Wide World of Sports." He covered 11 Olympics and the showdown between chess titans Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky in 1972.
Flemming entered broadcasting in 1949. He worked for WWJ-TV in Detroit and appeared on NBC's "Today" show before joining ABC's "Wide World" in 1961.
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Flemming entered broadcasting in 1949. He worked for WWJ-TV in Detroit and appeared on NBC's "Today" show before joining ABC's "Wide World" in 1961.
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