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Harry Carpenter

Chizz
Chizz Posts: 28,355
edited March 2010 in Other Football and Sports
Rest in Peace, Harry. Know what I mean?

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  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    Sad sad news - one of those really infectious people that nobody had a bad word to say against

    RIP fella
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,264
    RIP
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    Rip Arry.. random but did he have a wodden leg?
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,377
    [cite]Posted By: adamtheaddick[/cite]Rip Arry.. random but did he have a wodden leg?

    That was Reg the boxing man on ITV
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    Reg gutteridge? I knew it was one them.
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    RIP :(
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,186
    RIP 'Arry.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,506
    Know what I mean 'Arry....RIP old fella.....you did a grand job and led an incredible life.
  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    R I P 'arry

    Took him home once to Dulwich, a very very nice man (good tipper too!)
  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,184
    R I P.

    A real gent who just had a something about him which made the noble art of boxing seem just a little more noble.

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,290
    RIP
  • ChicagoAddick
    ChicagoAddick Posts: 4,401
    No what I mean Harry. Very Sad. RIP.
  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    A very professional commentator but with a wonderful sense of humour, sad news indeed. RIP.
  • Goonerhater
    Goonerhater Posts: 12,677
    There are people whose love for what they do comes through everytime you hear them , Arry was one of those.



    RIP
  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,347
    RIP
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  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,184
    The rumble in the jungle - absolute classic commentary!
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    Another part of my childhood gone. Loved Harry on Sportsnight on a Wednesday, boxing, a bit of athletics and the odd football highlight. You appreciated sport on TV more in those days as it wasn't saturated coverage.
    Can see him now standing in front of the massive manual BBC leader board for the Open during the summer holidays. Happy memories.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    RIP Harry
    ...sorry mate but I always thought Reg Gutteridge was the better commentator.
  • Tom_Hovi
    Tom_Hovi Posts: 465
    One of the old school and as Chirpy says, another part of the childhood gone.

    On a lighter note, there was that great handover once from Frank Bough, who said "And now over to your carpenter, Harry Commentator!"

    Classic..

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  • Cardinal Sin
    Cardinal Sin Posts: 5,233
    He was often in the bar at Dulwich & Sydenham Golf Club at lunchtimes over the last fifteen years. RIP Harry.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    RIP - who's left of the old school commentators?
  • bigstemarra
    bigstemarra Posts: 5,098
    A class act.

    RIP
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,872
    RIP
  • Tom_Hovi
    Tom_Hovi Posts: 465
    BlackForest - probably only Richie Benaud and Peter Aliss left of the old school now. And Motson if you count him, though never a fan personally.
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,125
    My favourite quote from Harry Carpenter

    "Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the Cox of the Oxford crew"

    Boat Race, 1977


    RIP

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