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Television Personalities - Sports Commentators

Sports Commentators enhance sporting events in a number of ways. At racing events, they help inform us of who is winning; they advise, opine and drum up excitement...and sometimes they get things completely wrong and make us laugh.

Try the following quiz on ten famous Sports Commentators and see how much you know about them.

  1. What item of clothing is John Motson famed for?

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    • Born: 10 July 1945
    • Place: Coventry
    • Nationality: British
    • He is an English football commentator on both television and radio
    • He went to a public school where football is generally frowned upon
    • He began in the newspaper business as a reporter on the Barnet Press
    • Since 1979 Motson has commentated on all the major championships
    • John is famed for his sheepskin coat
    • He is a Barnet F.C. supporter
    • He was commentating on the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest when the Hillsborough disaster occurred

  2. In 1997 Guy Mowbray made his television debut with which channel?

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    • Born: 16 February 1972
    • Place: York
    • Nationality: British
    • He is a football commentator on British television
    • He became the youngest ever television commentator on a World Cup Final, aged 26
    • He became the youngest ever BBC World Cup Final commentator at the 2010 competition at the age of 38
    • Guy became sports editor and won Sony and EMAP Radio Awards
    • He was a leading member of the commentary team on the ill-fated ITV Sports channel

  3. Which football club does Jonathan Pearce support?

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    • Born: 20 November 1959
    • Place: Plymouth
    • Nationality: British
    • He is a British football commentator for the BBC
    • He is known for his loud, exuberant commentaries
    • Pearce wanted to become a footballer, but his career was ended after breaking his leg in 1974

  4. Martin Brundle manages which racing driver?

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    • Born: 1 June 1959
    • Place: Kings Lynn
    • Nationality: British
    • He is a British racing driver from England, known as a Formula One driver and as an F1 commentator for ITV Sport
    • Brundle contested the British Formula Three Championship with Ayrton Senna in 1983, finishing a close second
    • He won the 1990 Le Mans 24 hour race for Jaguar in an XJR-12
    • He began his racing career at the age of 12, competing in grass track racing
    • In 1997 he became a highly regarded commentator on British television network ITV

  5. Charlie Cox frequently refers to co-commentator Steve Parrish as what?

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    • Born: 10 June 1960
    • Place: Sydney
    • Nationality: Australian
    • He is a motorcycling commentator
    • His background is based on 4 wheels rather than 2
    • He won the Willhire 24 Hour at Snetterton
    • His second career began when he started commentating on BTCC in 1997 alongside Murray Walker
    • He currently commentates on MotoGP racing for the BBC
    • Charlie was named as one of the hosts of the first season of Top Gear Australia

  6. In 1968, at the Mexico Olympics, David Coleman was recorded at how many words per minute while commentating?

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    • Born: 26 April 1926
    • Place: Alderley Edge
    • Nationality: British
    • He is an English former sports commentator and TV presenter
    • He has worked for the BBC for almost 50 years
    • In 2000, he was awarded the Olympic Order, the highest honour of the Olympic movement
    • He was a keen amateur runner
    • His first television appearance was on Sportsview, coincidentally on the same day that Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile

  7. During Bill McLaren's final commentary, Wales v Scotland in 2002, the crowd sang which song?

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    • Born: 16 October 1923
    • Place: Hawick
    • Nationality: Scottish
    • His real name is William Pollock 'Bill' McLaren
    • He was a Scottish rugby union commentator, teacher, journalist and one time rugby player
    • Until his retirement in 2002, he was known as 'the voice of rugby'
    • He served with the Royal Artillery in Italy during the Second World War

  8. In 1997 Peter O'Sullevan revealed that his commentary binoculars came from where?

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    • Born: 3 March 1918
    • Place: Kenmare, Ireland
    • Nationality: Irish
    • He is a retired horse racing commentator for the BBC from 1947 to 1997
    • He is the son of Colonel John Joseph O'Sullevan
    • O'Sullevan was involved in some of the earliest television commentaries on any sport in the late 1940s
    • O'Sullevan became known as the 'Voice of Racing'
    • He is a successful racehorse owner
    • The National Hunt Challenge Chase Cup was named for him in 2008 to celebrate his 90th birthday

  9. What is the name of Peter Alliss' father?

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    • Born: 28 February 1931
    • Place: Berlin, Germany
    • Nationality: British
    • He is an English professional golfer, BBC television presenter and commentator
    • He is known for his charismatic and unique style of commentary
    • He left school at the age of 14 and began his career as a professional golfer in 1947, at the age of 16

  10. What is David Croft also known as?

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    • Born: 1970
    • Place: UK
    • Nationality: British
    • He covered the 2002 FIFA World Cup
    • Croft is the BBC Radio 5 Live F1 Commentator and Presenter
    • He also presents a midweek sports show and Monday night football phone in on BBC London 94.9FM
    • Croft has also commentated on the BDO World Darts Championship
    • He has commentated for BBC Television since 2004 after first covering the World Championship for BBC Radio 5 Live in 2002
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