Don Dunphy, considered the premier voice in boxing broadcasting, died on Wednesday, July 22, at the age of 90. His funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Mary's in Manhasset on Monday, July 27, and it was a moving ceremony for his family, friends and colleagues.

Msgr. John J. Wiest, Pastor Emeritus of St. Mary's, concelebrated the Mass with Father Leo Daly, S. J., of St. Ignatius Retreat House. In his eulogy, Msgr. Wiest subtly alluded to Mr. Dunphy's devotion to boxing, to track and to his church in the words of St. Paul in the Second Letter to Timothy: "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." Msgr. Wiest told the congregation that "the pain is yours, not his. He has fought another fight, won another race and is receiving his reward." He characterized Mr. Dunphy as a man of humility, dignity, character, integrity and charity who had the ability to electrify his audience.

Mr. Dunphy's elder son, Don Jr., said his father was a very special person. He said that the words that sportswriter Red Smith said of another great sportswriter "There's no trick to dying. Living is the thing" applied to his father. Mr. Dunphy had a love of the English language and a love of sports, his son said, and he was fortunate to be able to combine those two lives in a long career. Although baseball, and especially the New York Yankees, was his first love, boxing became his sport and he became the voice of that sport. Don Jr. referred to his father's voice as "an urgent voice, edged with excitement" and it was that voice that made him so beloved by his listeners.

Speaking movingly and personally about his father, Don Jr. called him an "old fashioned, traditional, deeply religious man. He was extremely cautious and not comfortable with technological advances. We had the last rotary telephone on Long Island. He was also stubborn. When my brother and I tried to get him to stop driving, he told us 'Take my money, take my house, but don't take my car.'"

Donald Dunphy Sr. was the voice of broadcasting for more than 40 years. He called the blow by blow for more than 2,000 fights, 200 of them for titles, 50 for the heavyweight championship. The New York Times said of him: "His clear voice cut across the crowd noise, but Mr. Dunphy never allowed himself to become the focus. He was an objective observer of a most subjective sport, and his style was good enough for him to announce championship fights from 1941 to 1981." In 1993 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame at Canastola, NY. It was his 10th Hall of Fame. The others are: National Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame, American Sportscasters Hall of Fame, World Boxing Hall of Fame, National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame, New York B'nai Brith Sports Hall of Fame, Long Island Athletes Hall of Fame, Manhattan College Athletes Hall of Fame, Emerson Radio Hall of Fame and the New York Sports Museum Hall of Fame.

Mr. Dunphy died at St. Francis Hospital. He and his wife, Muriel, had lived in Manhasset since 1951. Besides his son, Don Jr., he is survived by his wife, his son, Bob, and five grandchildren.