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My life and times / Michael O'Hehir

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Dublin : Blackwater Press: RTE, [1996]Description: [vii],182 p.,[24] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0861216040
  • 9780861216048
Subject(s): Scope and content: In 1938 a 'schoolboy's crazy notion' became a reality when he was asked to become Radio Éireann's newest sports commentator. Over fifty years on, the voice of the late Michael O'Hehir is as intimately linked with sporting achievement in Ireland as any of the greatest players. With accounts of his most famous broadcasts - the 1947 Polo Grounds adventure, Meath's Australian tip in 1968 and Foinavon's Grand National win to name but a few - Michael both reminds us of these great sporting moments and details the fascinating history of sports commentary
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In 1938 a 'schoolboy's crazy notion' became a reality when he was asked to become Radio Éireann's newest sports commentator. Over fifty years on, the voice of the late Michael O'Hehir is as intimately linked with sporting achievement in Ireland as any of the greatest players. With accounts of his most famous broadcasts - the 1947 Polo Grounds adventure, Meath's Australian tip in 1968 and Foinavon's Grand National win to name but a few - Michael both reminds us of these great sporting moments and details the fascinating history of sports commentary

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