What sad news to hear of Bill McLaren passing away. He was one of those commentators that was synonymous with his sport, meticulous in his preparation, superbly informed, a wonderful voice and a gift for adding to the spectacle. The Voice of Rugby they called him, and for me and many others he certainly was that. When I jumped about in the mud as a young loon, pretending to score the winning try for Scotland in the World Cup final, it was Bill McLaren's voice I heard in my head describing the triumph. And if and when I reach his venerable age, I suspect it will still be Bill's voice I hear when I dream about scoring that winning try (mud jumping will likely be beyond me by then!).
Bill in his element (photo from the Herald)The BBC have a nice compilation of some of his memorable moments here:
Bill McLaren's greatest hits. It's always sad when we lose such a great man, but what a privilege to have listened to him all these years.
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Bill in his element (photo from the Herald)
2 comments:
I think it's the mark of the man that so many of us have put up a post about him.
Indeed Conan, you'd struggle to find someone universally held in such high regard as Bill McLaren.
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