Brian Moore (commentator)
| Brian Moore | |
|---|---|
| Born |
28 February 1932 Benenden, Kent, England, UK |
| Died | 1 September 2001 (aged 69) |
| Sports commentary career | |
| Genre(s) | Commentator & presenter |
| Sports | Football |
Brian Baden Moore (28 February 1932 – 1 September 2001) was a British sports commentator and television presenter who covered nine World Cups and more than 20 Cup finals.
Moore was born in Benenden, Kent and educated at Cranbrook School, Kent, which was also the school of fellow commentators Peter West and Barry Davies.
Brian Moore began his career in newspapers. His first job, in 1954, was as a sub-editor on the monthly World Sports magazine. He then worked for The Exchange Telegraph for two years before moving to The Times in 1958.
In 1961, Moore became a football commentator and presenter on BBC Radio and the Corporation's first football correspondent, in 1963. Moore and Alan Clarke were behind the mic for BBC Radio when England won the World Cup in 1966 – with Maurice Edelston as summariser.[1] Moore also covered the FA Cup Final from 1964 to 1967, and European Cup Winners' Cup victories for Tottenham Hotspur (1963) and West Ham United (1965), and Celtic's European Cup triumph in 1967.
Shortly after that Moore moved to London Weekend Television, which was building up to its launch on the ITV network in 1968. Enticed across by head of sport Jimmy Hill, Moore would become synonymous with ITV Sport over the next three decades. Although ITV had covered League football before, the launch of The Big Match in 1968 began to garner the network a reputation as a respected alternative to the BBC.
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