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six..which race is that,mate?
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i'll guess the 4x 400m mens relay ..world championship 1991.
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1974 1500 metres , commonwealth games Christchurch NZ.
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just watched that, what a tremendous race it was. Sad to see that the great John Walker has Parkinson's disease.
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he did some MOTD commentaries into the 70s did n't he?
'A quality goal from a quality player! Tony Currie!' was one of his but my favourite was Barry Davies on Franny Lee 'Look at his face! Just look at his face!' Best (and saddest) commentary I ever heard was Peter Jones at Hillsborough on the day of the disaster. Can remember sitting there listening and choking back tears.Jones was a superb commentator. |
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From the Independent :
"In 1964, when ITV's World of Sport was established to run against Grandstand on Saturday afternoons, Coleman was unequivocal. "We'll blow the bast@rds out of the water in six months," he said. And he was magnificently condescending whenever he bumped into the ITV football commentator Brian Moore on FA Cup Final day, in the halcyon era when both main channels covered the match. "Oh here he comes, seeking an inferior audience again," he would say." |
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ReaseHeath 21 Jan 20:07
he did some MOTD commentaries into the 70s did n't he? 'A quality goal from a quality player! Tony Currie!' was one of his but my favourite was Barry Davies on Franny Lee 'Look at his face! Just look at his face!' Best (and saddest) commentary I ever heard was Peter Jones at Hillsborough on the day of the disaster. Can remember sitting there listening and choking back tears.Jones was a superb commentator. agree jones best for me |
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"A quality goal from a quality player" was John Motson.
One of Coleman's was "hands like flypaper!" when a keeper caught the ball. |
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Mitchell... John Walker got Parkinson's??? ..gosh - he was a powerhouse of a man and i'm guessing he'd only be about 59 by now
(was running close to sub4 minute miles in his 40's and his 2k world record from the 70s is still rarely bettered) |
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You guys must be telepathic.
On Monday I thought I'd read about his life and came to the conclusion that he did NOT suffer fools gladly and was an Ultra=Pro. Told Eamonn Andrews ( World Of Sport b4 "Dickie Davies") that Grandstand would blow WOS "out of the water" and with him at the helm, they did. Was hated by The BBC Management and left without any acknowledgement or ceremony yet did innumerable Olympics and World Cups plus "Sportsnight With Coleman" and fronted Grandstand and was the main Guy on that BBC Sports Quiz when Bill Beaumont/Willie Carson/Emlyn Hughes were Captains....plus lots of other stuff and then no goodbyes! Is he in a Home now? |
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I posted earlierthat he's in a home, maybe i was thinking of someone else, cant find anything to support that.
It was almost sad (but highly annoying) at the 2000 because his commentaries were just petering away at the climax of Olympic finals and he was missing so much |
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Sports commentators can get carried away sometimes.... David Coleman, a famed English SPORTS COMMENTATOR, seems to get carried away more than most - here are some of his best moments.
1. That's the fastest time ever run - but it's not as fast as the world record. 2. Don't tell those coming in the final result of that fantastic match, but let's just have another look at Italy's winning goal. 3. For those of you watching who do not have television sets, live commentary is on Radio 2. 4. This is a truly international field, no Britons involved. 5. Both of the Villa scorers - Withe and Mortimer - were born in Liverpool as was the Villa manager Ron Saunders who was born in Birkenhead. 6. He's 31 this year - last year he was 30. 7. He won the bronze medal in the 1976 Olympics so he's used to being out in front. 8. We estimate, and this isn't an estimation, that Greta Waltz is 80 seconds behind. 9. Linford Christie's got a habit of pulling it out when it matters most. 10. The late start is due to the time. 11. He's got his hands on his knees and holds his head in despair. 12. He's even smaller in real life than he is on the track. 13. This could be a repeat of what will happen in the European games next week. 14. It's a battle with himself and with the ticking fingers of the clock. 15. Here are some names to look forward to - perhaps in the future. 16. In the Moscow Olympics Lasse Viren came in fifth and ran a champions race. 17. He just can't believe what's not happening to him. 18. One of the great unknown champions because very little is known about him. 19. There'll be only one winner now - in every sense. 20. He is accelerating all the time. The last lap was run in 64 seconds and the one before that in 62. 21. The big Cuban opened his legs and showed his class. 22. (At the velodrome) The front wheel crosses the fininsh line, closely followed by the back wheel. |