Dickie Davies dies as tributes paid to legendary sports presenter
Retired British television sports presenter Dickie Davies, who anchored World of Sport from 1968 until 1985, has died at the age of 94
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[Other Sport] RIP Dickie Davies
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RIP……big part of my Saturday afternoons growing up. But ‘suffering a strike in 1995’…..? What a shite piece of editingDickie Davies dies as tributes paid to legendary sports presenter
Retired British television sports presenter Dickie Davies, who anchored World of Sport from 1968 until 1985, has died at the age of 94
The Lemming Stomper
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RIP
World of Sport much better than snobby BBC Grandstand
Oh, that's another bit of my younger years gone. RIP sir, they don't make 'em like that any more.
Dave the OAP
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RIP.
he won sports personality on ITV for 200 years..
fantastic presenter.
he won sports personality on ITV for 200 years..
fantastic presenter.
Weststander
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89, what a great innings, RIP.
I’ve childhood memories of their Saturday afternoons covering minority to the UK sports/events such as The Tour De France (that’ll never catch on here) with Merckx and surfing from Hawaii. Glamour in a bigger world at that time. As well as some of the boxing greats …. commentated on by Reg Gutteridge.
I’ve childhood memories of their Saturday afternoons covering minority to the UK sports/events such as The Tour De France (that’ll never catch on here) with Merckx and surfing from Hawaii. Glamour in a bigger world at that time. As well as some of the boxing greats …. commentated on by Reg Gutteridge.
jakarta
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WoS the first UK programme to show NFL games - must have been the early 1980's as the Steelers were winning everything!
I have vague memories of them showing the college football, specifically the Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl.
But I have much clearer memories of Ma GB allowing WoS on the telly when it was mostly commandeered by the parents. The tash and tan were clearly preferable to Frank Bough.
thedonkeycentrehalf
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RIP - he was part of my Saturday afternoons growing up. Sitting down with my Dad to watch some obscure sport (including early NFL coverage), maybe then a bit of speedway, the ITV7 racing and then, after the half time scores, the wrestling.
To this day, if someone has a little tuft of grey hair at the front, I always refer to it as a Dickie Davies.
To this day, if someone has a little tuft of grey hair at the front, I always refer to it as a Dickie Davies.
Git.Beat you by two minutes
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To be fair it simply shows an equality in cultural appreciation.
(RIP Dickie BTW).
Official Old Man
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First there was David Coleman (1958 - 1968 BBC) then came Dickie (1968 to 1985 ITV). In these days of live sport and unlimited channels it's unbelievable that back then we had a few hours on a Saturday. Still cant work out how the wrestling always ended at 4:34 in time for the results at 4:40 (10 min 1/2 time back then as well).
To me he was the voice of sport.
To me he was the voice of sport.
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AmexRuislip
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I also loved BBC Sportsnight on Wednesday’s for boxing and football, and ITV aired highlights of magical European club games with the likes of Gerald Sinstadt commentating.
Dynamo Dresden, St Etienne, Grasshopper's.