"American sportscaster" . "1922-07-17Z"^^ . "Collins, Sid"@en . "1977-05-02Z"^^ . "1922Z"^^ . . "1977Z"^^ . "Sid Collins (born Sidney Cahn Jr.) (July 17, 1922 \u2013 May 2, 1977) was an American broadcaster best known as the radio voice of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network from 1952-1976. Collins coined the phrase describing the annual May motorsports event as \"the greatest spectacle in racing.\""@en . .