Alan Clarke (1920–1969) was a
BBC Radio sports commentator from 1947 to 1969, who covered every major football event alongside
Raymond Glendenning,
Maurice Edelston
Maurice Edelston (27 April 1918 – 30 January 1976) was an English footballer, who later became a sports commentator. Born in Hull, England, he was son of the Hull City footballer Joe Edelston. At the age of 18, he played in the footba ...
,
Brian Moore and
Peter Jones. He was at the microphone as
Geoff Hurst scored England's 4th in the
1966 FIFA World Cup
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966. The England national football team defeated West Germany 4-2 in the ...
Final. He died in May 1969 at the age of 49. His last broadcast was the second leg of the European Cup semi-final between
Manchester United
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and
A.C. Milan earlier in the month. He commentated on other sports including motor racing and also hosted music programmes for the Corporation throughout his career, and for some time he was head of sport for the BBC in the North of England.
1920 births
1969 deaths
BBC sports presenters and reporters
British association football commentators
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