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Favourite Sports Commentator on 17:00 - Mar 14 by NthQldITFC
Yes, I enjoyed his commentary too. The only problem I had was that one minute it would be coming out of my left hand speaker, the next it be the right, that Mitchell Johnson; his commentary sounded not quite right.
POTD!
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Favourite Sports Commentator on 17:12 - Mar 14 with 594 views
MÃcheál Ó Muircheartaigh for Gaelic ( loved the way he would have his children helping him in the commentary box in later life ). Retired at 80 and still going strong.
For rugby Bill McLaren
and Cliff Morgan
For Rugby League, Eddie Waring
The common thing with them all is passion for their sport.
[Post edited 15 Mar 2021 0:37]
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Favourite Sports Commentator on 00:28 - Mar 15 with 488 views
Favourite Sports Commentator on 15:54 - Mar 14 by gramps
Alan Green on Radio 5 - great knowledge, said it as he saw it, and not afraid to give his opinion. Made every match entertaining , however dull it was!
Favourite Sports Commentator on 00:20 - Mar 15 by Eireannach_gorm
MÃcheál Ó Muircheartaigh for Gaelic ( loved the way he would have his children helping him in the commentary box in later life ). Retired at 80 and still going strong.
For rugby Bill McLaren
and Cliff Morgan
For Rugby League, Eddie Waring
The common thing with them all is passion for their sport.
[Post edited 15 Mar 2021 0:37]
I think the thing that unites most of these "voice of (insert any sport)" commentators is that 99% of them were on the BBC & back in the old days, BBC had 90% of live sport, so the memories were more about familiarity rather than exceptional ability, as their voices were inevitably associated with memorable moments. I'm no Rugby League expert, but friends of mine who followed the game closely didn't think much of Waring & believed that his easily parodied commentary did nothing to advance the appeal of the game.
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