David Vine RIP

[Uncle Spielberg]

Quite remarkable.

 

[Man of Harveys]

"oh and the big Austrian's fallen! He's ok, he's up on his feet" - LEGEND
BBC SPORT | BBC's Vine dies of heart attack

 

[footychick]

Oh no, RIP

 

[The Large One]

Quite remarkable.

That was David Coleman, you numpty.


BBC's Vine dies of heart attack

Veteran BBC sports broadcaster David Vine has died of a heart attack at the age of 73. Vine fronted a huge list of shows, including Match of the Day, A Question of Sport, Grandstand and Ski Sunday.

He also hosted the BBC's Olympic, snooker and tennis coverage, It's A Knock Out, Miss World and the Eurovision Song Contest. Vine celebrated his birthday in this month and died on Sunday night at home, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.

He had triple heart by-pass surgery several years ago.

Vine's publicist Paul Madeley said that since the broadcaster's retirement he had continued working as a consultant for the BBC.

Paul Madeley described Vine as "a true and utter gentleman at all times." He added: "I don't know of anybody who is regarded as he was in terms of his professionalism and dedication, whether he was presenting or commentating.
He was like a member of my family. He was that close."

 

[footychick]

That was David Coleman, you numpty.


BBC's Vine dies of heart attack

Veteran BBC sports broadcaster David Vine has died of a heart attack at the age of 73. Vine fronted a huge list of shows, including Match of the Day, A Question of Sport, Grandstand and Ski Sunday.

He also hosted the BBC's Olympic, snooker and tennis coverage, It's A Knock Out, Miss World and the Eurovision Song Contest. Vine celebrated his birthday in this month and died on Sunday night at home, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.

He had triple heart by-pass surgery several years ago.

Vine's publicist Paul Madeley said that since the broadcaster's retirement he had continued working as a consultant for the BBC.

Paul Madeley described Vine as "a true and utter gentleman at all times." He added: "I don't know of anybody who is regarded as he was in terms of his professionalism and dedication, whether he was presenting or commentating.
He was like a member of my family. He was that close."

Oh yeah, of course it was - doh!

 

[pasty]

That was David Coleman, you numpty.

I thought that too but wan't brave enough to post it just in case I was wrong.

 

[Tooting Gull]

'Here we are in the Holy Land of Israel - a Mecca for tourists.' (David Vine)

We'll forgive him that one though - the face of snooker and skiing for god knows how many years. And the Horse of the Year Show.

 

[The Large One]

I thought that too but wan't brave enough to post it just in case I was wrong.

Or rather, it was Spitting Image doing David Coleman.

 

[MattBackHome]

David Vine and Stephen Hendry - North Stand Chat

 

[Brightonfan1983]

He was up there with Barry Davies as voices of sport you trust absolutely.

 

[Wozza]

Quite remarkable.

:thud:

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

That was David Coleman, you numpty.

BBC's Vine dies of heart attack

Veteran BBC sports broadcaster David Vine has died of a heart attack at the age of 73. Vine fronted a huge list of shows, including Match of the Day, A Question of Sport, Grandstand and Ski Sunday.

He also hosted the BBC's Olympic, snooker and tennis coverage, It's A Knock Out, Miss World and the Eurovision Song Contest. Vine celebrated his birthday in this month and died on Sunday night at home, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.

He had triple heart by-pass surgery several years ago.

Vine's publicist Paul Madeley said that since the broadcaster's retirement he had continued working as a consultant for the BBC.

Paul Madeley described Vine as "a true and utter gentleman at all times." He added: "I don't know of anybody who is regarded as he was in terms of his professionalism and dedication, whether he was presenting or commentating.
He was like a member of my family. He was that close."

OH MY GOD ALAN :thud:

 

[captainmorganrum]

His brother, Hearditonthegrape, is devastated, apparently.

 

[Pavilionaire]

This is a sad day.

He is part of my TV sporting childhood, along with Bough, Weeks, Coleman, Waring and Dicky Davies.

 

[Martlet]

Very sad. RIP.

That said, he told me where to go when, as an 11 or 12 year old, I simply asked for his autograph ... those things never forgotten

 

[Normal Rob]

His brother, Hearditonthegrape, is devastated, apparently.

A very sad day.

The day of the worst joke ever on NSC.

 

[The Large One]

This is a sad day.

He is part of my TV sporting childhood, along with Bough, Weeks, Coleman, Waring and Dicky Davies.

Surely not forgetting Carpenter, Pickering, Lanning, Moore and Sinstadt.

 

[Tooting Gull]

A minute's silence at the snooker today. So no change there then.

 

[The Large One]

A minute's silence at the snooker today. So no change there then.

A minute's coughing surely?

 

[Peppermint Tea]

I'm with you on that one Pavillionaire. I'd add Brian Moore, McLaren and Arlott/Johnson/Laker/Benaud too.

RIP David with your crazy outsize glasses.