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One of the greatest sports journalists.
Posted : 25/01/2019 11:52 am
A fantastic voice, his radio piece on Ali was brilliant.
Posted : 25/01/2019 12:36 pm
RIP. He was probably my favourite boxing writer, just brilliant. I used to hunt down the Observer after big fights just to read his reports. Not a bad innings.
This gives me goosebumps, published a couple of years ago when he retired: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/05/hugh-mcilvanney-johnny-owen-last-fight-vault
Posted : 25/01/2019 12:37 pm
^ What a truly illustrative piece.
Listened to a tribute to him on the way home today. A real artist.
Posted : 25/01/2019 2:21 pm