Dickie Davies Died.

Sad news,i was a fan.

World Of Sport.

https://youtu.be/JmH8msZXdGg

RIP   Was he 89 or 94??

Daily Mail says 94 so must be 89.

Cup Soccer. Well that's what he should have said.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-11769775/Former-World-...

just mentioned him the otha day on a thread - pretty sure he was into his 90s and i guess most of the die hards grew up wiv him as op alluded to

R.I.P. Dickie

Born 30th April 1933 according to Wiki and a couple of other sources.

My favourite Dickie quote was that Pat Jennings would miss the afternoon's Arsenal game as he had a "grain stroin"

World of sport
Giant hay stack v big daddy
Fantastic Saturdays
Speed way or banger racing

In his pomp:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPe8I0XV3ZE     R.I.P.

the face of late night itv snooker when i was a kid

RIP

Grandstand and World Of Sport are very happy memories from being a sports mad child in the 70s....

This the day after Richard Belzer , Detective John Munch in Homicide Life on The Street & Law and Order passed away......

Half Man Half Biscuit - Dickie Davies Eyes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwG414rpqmQ

He liked a drink.

him and Des Lynam always looked old,

RIP to both of them.

A person I knew from the village I was brought up in also died…..

Yes saw them in the credits for World of sport, small world.

RIP Dickie.

As his hair went entirely white, it would have been quite funny if he'd put a black streak in at the front

You’re a bit premature with des lynam foxy ,he’s still alive.

I dont know if this is true But had also heard the same story

Don`t know if its true but apparently this was a exchange on a quiz when Chris Tarrant was on a london radio show..
The question to a female contestant was name this well known sports commentator (the answer was Murray Walker)
Time was going on and the poor girl was struggling and saying oh come chris please give me a clue please please..
Well shouldnt really but o.k.... its something you could suck (ie Murray Mints )....
Oh I know she said its Dick,  Dickie Davies!!!!
The story goes that all over london car drivers were laughing so much there was bedlam.. and chris gave her the prize..

The Station must have been Capitol ,went silent for a Minute after the Answer Like to believe its true

I remember the Benny Hill spoof of him called Dickie O'Davies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoyNoWjN60Q

Thought he did him as Irish but it wasn't,

this version is clearer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9k_eq2I0Ng

Liked that, big aitch...Benny had his critics but gave a lot of laughs and ironic that he died whilst watching television.

Remember the front page pic ( benny ) two tv's and I think two vcr's. Making out it was a sad story but watching stuff was his work looking foe new ideas

RIP Dickie