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Dickie Davies

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Just spotted this - so very sad. A staple of Saturday afternoons in the 70s and 80s. God bless.




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What a broadcaster, someone I fondly remember from my childhood. RIP
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Sad news, him and Des were the staple of Saturday afternoons for me watching football results with my Dad.
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yeah me too.........

wasn't Peter Walton on the wrestling too on the afternoon broadcast around 4 p.m. ? or has my memory failed me yet again ??
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Cuenca 'ammer wrote: Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:44 pm yeah me too.........

wasn't Peter Walton on the wrestling too on the afternoon broadcast around 4 p.m. ? or has my memory failed me yet again ??
Kent Walton, grapple fans.
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Only just seen this, sad news indeed.

Such fond childhood memories of World of Sport with its lumberjack competitions, ITV 7 and the likes of Kendo Nagasaki, Jackie Pallo & Big Daddy wrestling. And all with the suave and always professional Dickie Davies at the helm.

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RIP Dickie.
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World of Sport, when Saturdays really were Saturdays

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RIP Dickie, grew up watching world of sport every Saturday….. the original tash
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Me too mate.

A somewhat bizarre clip from the day West ham United played Fulham in the FA Cup Final.
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Was a fixture on my TV Saturday mornings as a kid, RIP
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Metal Hammer wrote: Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:27 am Was a fixture on my TV Saturday mornings as a kid, RIP
Same. :cry:
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Ozza wrote: Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:07 am ….. the original tash
Its real! :)


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RIP legend. He won't mind me posting this, but whenever I see his name I can help but think back to Chris Tarrant's early morning radio show on Capital Radio, when HD had a phone in quiz slot. Phone in guests were invited to participate in return for Tarrant's clues to guess the name of famous TV personality. On one occasion, the name of the personality was former Motor racing commentator, Murray Walker. One girl phoning in from Essex asked Chris Tarrant for another clue and Tarrant said, erm.. You can suck these. Al.ost without any hesitation at all, the girl said rather excitedly Oh, I know, Dickie Davis
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NSF anyone under 35. :winker:
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Up the Junction wrote: Sun Feb 19, 2023 8:26 pm Just spotted this - so very sad. A staple of Saturday afternoons in the 70s and 80s. God bless.
A part of my childhood. RIP Dickie.

Am I weird in that the first thought in my head on seeing this tweet was wondering how much his dogs are going to miss him?
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And yet another Icon from my younger days leaves us. So many seem to be going lately.
Suddenly I feel very old. :(
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Johnny Byrne's Boots wrote: Sun Feb 19, 2023 10:00 pm Kent Walton, grapple fans.
so only HALF my memory failed..

:crylol:

had talkSPORT on yesterday and that very part of it came on.....

they were talking about the wrestling and asking each other to name other wrestlers apart from Jackie Pallo....

as the names came tumbling out I had to smile.

my dear old dad must have had the WORST sense of humour EVER.

the only thing he REALLY laughed at were Tom and Jerry and the Saturday afternoon wrestling..I mean literally tears would be streaming down his face and he would need a handkerchief to wipe them away. the old dears at ringside amused him the most, there would be some old biddy who would stick McManus or Pallo with their umbrellas or smash them with their handbags, and at times I was concerned that he would stop breathing as he couldn't catch his breath for laughing so much.

oh maybe Benny Hill would amuse him but not as much as the aforementioned....
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