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Voices of the past

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  1. Oldsparkey

    Oldsparkey Well-Known Member
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    Childhood (and later) memories of iconic sporting commentators arguably never replaced.

    Brian Johnstone, Harry Carpenter, Peter Alliss, Murray Walker, Peter O Sullivan, Dan Maskell, Bill Mclaren, Eddie Waring, Kent Walton - the list goes on............

    Any more?
     
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    william5551 Well-Known Member

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    David Coleman,Steve Ryder, Martin Tyler,Barry Davies,Jimmy Hill,etc etc etc.
     
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    william5551, Mar 22, 2022
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    A list of big characters already.
    A couple more, Sid Waddel, Ted Lowe, Fred Trueman.
     
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    Ahh, whispering Ted Lowe.
     
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    Will - I think Barry Davies is still around and Martin Tyler certainly is.
     
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    They look dead to me
     
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    Calling Clingo. I'm sure you can add to the list.
     
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    Henry Blofeld.
    Richie Benaud.
     
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    The bowler's Holding, the batsmen's Willey.

    Absolute classic.
     
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    Up there with Ron Pickering

    "And there goes juantorena down the back straight, opening his legs and showing his class".
     
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    For those watching in black and white, the pink is behind the brown.
     
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    Old football commentators:
    Brian Moore, Hugh Johns, Gerry Sinstadt, Gerry Harrison, Tony Gubba, Alan Weekes from the 70’s plus the two Welsh ones Bob Symmonds and Idwal Robling.
     
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    (They think its all over) played golf with him and his wife once nice couple.
     
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    "They think it's all over"
    Kenneth Wolstenholme.
     
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    Sorry Will. Only just noticed your post.
     
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    David Vine - Ski Sunday?
     
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    “That was a centimetre away from being inch perfect”
     
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    Old Henry still alive and Well
     
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    Just thought of the Wurzel equivalent of Bob Symmonds on ITV regional Sunday football - Roger Malone.
     
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