The memory man – sports broadcaster Jimmy Magee dies aged 82. Best known for his sports broadcasting he was the soundtrack to Irish Broadcasting coverage of Olympics and FIFA World Cups. Hr was also a journalist and famously was the first journalist on the scene after Nelson’s Pillar was blown up in March 1966.
There is a wonderful retrospective by RTE Sport online.
He was simply #DifferentClass. pic.twitter.com/h0g0pCoUfU
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) September 20, 2017