Dickie Davies

Davies was best known for presenting the ITV sports show for 17 years. As well as covering boxing, darts and snooker, he also covered the 1988 Seoul ...

A third posted: 'Very sad to hear Dickie Davies has died. He definitely was a consummate pro. Davies was best known for his time presenting the hit ITV sports show for 17 years Davies was best known for his time presenting the hit ITV sports show for 17 years up until it came to an end in 1985. - Davies was best known for his 17-year presenting stint on the hit ITV sports show Former World of Sport presenter Dickie Davies dies at the age of 94 as tributes pour in for the legendary broadcaster on social media after ex-colleague Jim Rosenthal confirmed his passing

He remained with the broadcaster, going onto present boxing, darts and snooker while also covering the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He joined Eurosport in 1989 where he ...

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LEGENDARY sports presenter Dickie Davies has died aged 94.Davies is best known for presenting hit ITV show World of Sport for 17 years until its end i.

A third added: "Goodnight and God bless Dickie Davies, a genuine TV hero to millions, RIP Sir." Another wrote: "Rest in peace Dickie Davies. [Piers Morgan](https://www.thesun.co.uk/author/piers-morgan/) paid tribute: "RIP Dickie Davies, 94. "Dickie was a wonderful friend and colleague….RIP DD." Simon Thomas added: "Rest in peace Dickie Davies. [Olympic Games](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/tokyo-2020-olympics/) and a brilliant career on the telly.

Subject of a Benny Hill skit and immortalised in the song 'Dickie Davies' Eyes' by the satirical rock band 'Half Man Half Biscuit', Dickie Davies ...

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Davies, who was born in Cheshire, stayed at ITV after World of Sport ended and went on to present snooker, boxing and darts. Absolute giant of sports broadcasting.” Meanwhile, talkSPORT presenter Tom Ross said: “So sad to hear that Dickie Davies has passed away - fantastic as presenter of World of Sport. Former Sky Sports and Blue Peter presenter Simon Thomas took to Twitter to pay his tributes as he penned: “Rest in peace Dickie Davies.

As host of ITV's 'World of Sport' Davies made sports like wrestling a Saturday afternoon staple.

“I was never a great wrestling fan,” Davies told The Guardian in 2006. A stint as sports editor on the newly launched Classic FM was interrupted in 1995 by a stroke which temporarily left him without the power of speech, but Davies made a near-full recovery, returning intermittently to the screen for a number of specials, including ITV’s 50-year ‘World of Sport’ anniversary in 2005. Davies’ deadpan introductions of fringe sports from tenpin bowling to stock car racing played a major part in helping the programme rise from its inauspicious beginnings to become a genuine challenger to the Saturday afternoon dominance of the BBC’s rival ‘Grandstand’.

The show, a mix of live sport including racing, wrestling and football results, competed with BBC's Grandstand. Former ITV colleague Jim Rosenthal announced the ...

It was an era long before sports broadcasting rights became the subject of billion pound battles between round-the-clock sports channels. He later returned intermittently to the screen for a number of specials, including ITV's 50-year World of Sport anniversary in 2005, as well as some shows for Sky Sports. He also had an unlikely sideline during his early years on World of Sport, as he had invested some of his his TV earnings in a pub called the Globe in Andover, Hampshire - and was occasionally pictured working behind the bar on a Saturday evening, just hours after broadcasting to millions of people. ITV football presenter Mark Pougatch put it simply, writing on Twitter: "Ach, Dickie Davies. RIP." He moved to ITV's new show World of Sport and was initially an understudy to Eamonn Andrews before becoming the main host in 1968.

The broadcaster became something of a cult figure after fronting the ITV show for 20 years.

After having a stroke in 1995, he quit the role. Davies anchored the show from 1968 to 1985, when it was cancelled. Davies’s first job in broadcasting was as an announcer for Southern Television.

Former World of Sport presenter Dickie Davies has died at the age of 94. Davies was best known for anchoring the ITV sports show from 1968 until it came to an ...

A sports broadcasting legend.” A legend. Dickie was a wonderful friend and colleague…

Retired British television sports presenter Dickie Davies, who anchored World of Sport from 1968 until 1985, has died at the age of 94.

he also played a key role in their coverage of the 1988 Seoul Olympics. “I was never a great wrestling fan,” Davies told The Guardian in 2006. He co-edited The Grapple Manual with wrestler Kendo Nagasaki in 2005. After falling ill, his speech was affected for almost two years but made a successful comeback to television for his own feature series on famous sportsmen and women. Joey Barton simply tweeted: "RIP Dickie Davies." ](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/teamdogs) Rosenthal followed the tweet with a second post reading: "Would appreciate some privacy as we mourn and celebrate his life. TV sports presenter Dickie Davies has died at the age of 94. What a professional. Richard Keys posted: "Dickie Davies. While Piers Morgan wrote: "RIP Dickie Davies, 94. Made live TV broadcasting look so easy when anyone who's tried it knows how difficult it can be." [dogs."

Davies spent 17 years fronting the popular show, which was broadcast into living rooms for several hours every Saturday afternoon.

"A kind man and brilliant broadcaster. "It's the end of that era. Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling paid tribute to "the wonderful Dickie Davies", calling him "a sports broadcasting legend".

Former World of Sport presenter Dickie Davies has died at the age of 94. Davies was best known for anchoring the ITV sports show from 1968 until it came to ...

Dickie was a wonderful friend and colleague… “Would appreciate some privacy as we mourn and celebrate his life. Davies was best known for anchoring World of Sport on ITV.

Dickie Davies, the face of ITV sports coverage for more than two decades, has died.

During his time in the role Davies played a part in the show’s coverage of the 1988 Seoul Olympics. World of Sport included coverage of a mix of live sport such as wrestling, boxing, racing and football results, and was a main competitor for the BBC’s Grandstand. TV presenter Dickie Davies has died at the age of 94.