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Jim Rosenthal

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Gender Male
Age 76
Date of birth November 6,1947
Zodiac sign Scorpio
Born Oxford
United Kingdom
Spouse Christine Rosenthal
Children Tom Rosenthal
Job Television presenter
Radio personality
Sports commentator
BooksNolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Power, Precision, and Long-Term Performance
Tony Gwynn's Total Baseball Player
Lee Haney's Ultimate Bodybuilding Book: The 8-time Mr. Olympia's Revolutionary Program for Building Mass, Strength and Power
Kiana's Body Sculpting
Pitch Like a Pro: A Guide for Young Pitchers and Their Coaches, Little League Through High School
Work it Out: The Black Woman's Guide to Getting the Body You Always Wanted
Randy Johnson's Power Pitching: The Big Unit's Secrets to Domination, Intimidation, and Winning
St. Nicholas: A Closer Look at Christmas
Ichiro's Art of Playing Baseball: Learn How to Hit, Steal, and Field Like an All-Star
Don Mattingly's Hitting Is Simple: The ABC's of Batting . 300
Movies/Shows Superstars
Football on 5
The Whole 19 Yards
Formula One coverage on ITV
The Big Match
World of Sport
The Big Fight Live
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Jim Rosenthal is an English sports presenter and commentator. In a long broadcasting career, Rosenthal has presented coverage of many sports including football, rugby, boxing and athletics. He has covered eight FIFA World Cups, three Rugby World Cups, two Olympic Games and 150 Formula One races.

Dickie Davies, host of ITV's World of Sport for nearly two decades, dies

Feb 19,2023 5:41 pm

By Sam Hancock & John HandBBC News

TV presenter Dickie Davies , who was The Face of ITV sports coverage for More Than two decades, has died.

The Star presented the Saturday Afternoon show World of Sport from the 1960s until it ended in 1985.

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 death, saying His Family were " so proud" of his " brilliant career on the telly".

" Dickie was a wonderful friend and colleague. RIP DD, " he added.

Davies, originally from Cheshire, began his TV career as an announcer on Southern Television in 1960, having previously spent seven years as a purser for The Cruise company Cunard Line .

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.

Every Saturday saw him at the helm of a five-hour TV marathon, anchoring the coverage of a wide variety of sports including many minority events not previously seen on TV screens.

His bushy moustache and black bouffant hair with a trademark white streak at The Front made him one of The Most recognisable - and impersonated - Stars of the era on ITV.

He also worked on ITV's coverage of three Olympic Games .

After World of Sport ended in 1985, Davies stayed at ITV as a presenter for another Four Years but later switched to a new role as sports editor with Classic Fm .

However, a stroke in 1995 badly affected his speech and forced him off air as he slowly recovered.

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 .

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