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Profile of Barry Davies
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24th October 1940 |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Barry Davies (born 24 October 1940 in Kent) is a sports commentator. Although best-known for his football commentary, Davies has also put his talents to numerous sports including ice skating, tennis, rowing, gymnastics and athletics, primarily in the BBC's Olympics coverage.
Davies started his broadcasting career on BBC Radio in 1963, he then worked briefly for ITV and was part of their commentary team for the 1966 World Cup. However, most of Davies' career has been spent with the BBC, and perhaps most notably he commentated for 35 years on the BBC's Match of the Day, from 9 August 1969 (Crystal Palace v Manchester United) up until 25 September 2004 (Manchester City vs Arsenal). He continues to work for the BBC on a freelance basis.
Amusing Quotes
As with any long-serving commentator, however seemingly infallible, Davies has managed one or two cringe-worthy lines in his time. Below are a few of the more memorable sound-bites attributed to him:
- "The crowd think that Todd handled the ball.... they must have seen something that nobody else did."
- "If it had gone in, it would have been a goal"
- "A peep, peep, peep, another peep, and that's it." (greeting a final whistle)
- "It's Brazil 2 Scotland 1, so Scotland are back where they were at the start of the match." (from opening match of World Cup 98)
- "The Dutch fans look like a huge jar of marmalade."
- "Lukic saved with his foot, which is all part of the goalkeeper's arm."
- "Poland nil, England nil, though England are now looking the better value for their nil."
- "The substitutes are all on the bench, and that's where they'll start the match."
- "And Watford acknowledge the support of the crowd, indeed of the crowd that supported them."
Guest Appearances
Davies brought his talents to the comedy world in cult BBC sketch show Big Train, commentating with his distinctive enthusiasm on the fictional "World Stare-Out Championships" with Phil Cornwell - one of the most memorable sketches in the series.
In 1995 Davies put his voice to Actua Soccer by Gremlin Interactive, arguably the first football video game to offer a realistic match commentary (the offering of its contemporary, FIFA 96, seemed clunky and repetitive by comparison). He also provided commentary in all of the many sequels to the game.
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