Farewell Dickie Davis -ironic that he died on a Saturday afternoon, his famous ITV slot was than aswell.
BBC News - John Motson: Legendary commentator dies aged 77 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64742833
And it sort of marks the passing of that 'era' of when footie was well.... just footie and not marketing hype, big business & super leagues... Gawd, I'm sounding like Ron Manager - jumpers for goal posts....
Bernard Ingham: Margaret Thatcher's press chief dies aged 90 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64763545
Simone Sigouin. French heroin of the French resistance. Died a couple of days ago . Rip https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/02/22/simone-segouin-french-resistance-dies/
They don't make many like Simone anymore. RIP. “It was a wonderful feeling entering the city (Paris) but my excitement was limited because it felt very dangerous,” she said. “I was not the only woman who joined the Resistance. I am proud of what we all did as a team. But the proudest moment was probably going to Paris with General Charles de Gaulle.”
Indeed. Whenever I see old people I often wonder just what amazing/incredible stories they could recall.
Its strange to think back to my early teens - Top of the Pops, Chopper bikes, first 'plane trip, Mohamed Ali, etc was my entire world; yet I was surrounded by these amazing people who fought and lived through WWII.