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Alf
20-02-2023, 06:33 AM
The former presenter of World of sport in the 1970s and 1980s, Dickie Davies has died aged 94. A legend of sports broadcasting.

As a young Wrestling fan in the 1980s I have fond memories of Dickie.

RIP
Alf
20-02-2023, 06:35 AM
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Alf
20-02-2023, 06:41 AM
In those days, Saturday afternoon was Grandstand on BBC1 and World of Sport on ITV
Alf
20-02-2023, 06:49 AM
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arista
20-02-2023, 06:51 AM
Long Life.

He was a good presenter of sport.

He will be missed
bots
20-02-2023, 07:41 AM
Dickie Davis was a one off, he was on every saturday for 5 hours in my youth
Zizu
20-02-2023, 09:44 AM
Dickie Davis was a one off, he was on every saturday for 5 hours in my youth


Don’t know why but I just think of The Saint and Greavsie show when this guys name is mentioned


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Zizu
20-02-2023, 09:46 AM
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I have a great story about Giant Haystacks but maybe it would only interest a select few who would even know who he was


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Crimson Dynamo
20-02-2023, 09:50 AM
Used to watch World of SPort and the wrestling every week

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joeysteele
20-02-2023, 10:07 AM
Long life, a very good career.
R.I.P.
Alf
20-02-2023, 10:14 AM
I have a great story about Giant Haystacks but maybe it would only interest a select few who would even know who he was


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProOn stage, he was the bad guy whilst Big Daddy was good guy. Off stage, apparently it was the opposite. He was a nice family guy by all accounts, whilst Big Daddy was a bit of a diva.
UserSince2005
20-02-2023, 11:06 AM
Awww bargain hunt is iconic. Wonder who will take over now
Beso
20-02-2023, 11:31 AM
Belinda Carlisle will be upset.
Zizu
20-02-2023, 11:33 AM
On stage, he was the bad guy whilst Big Daddy was good guy. Off stage, apparently it was the opposite. He was a nice family guy by all accounts, whilst Big Daddy was a bit of a diva.


I used to be a landscape gardener for a while and occasionally we struggled to get paid at the end of a job .. usually the bigger , more expensive ones

Soooo rather than engaging solicitors my boss took his mate around in the evening to ‘encourage’ them to pay up ..

Basically he went to the house and asked for the money respectfully then Haystacks who was watching from the van .. used to get out of the van very slowly and strutted , purposely up the path ..

The client always saw reason ..


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Livia
20-02-2023, 01:14 PM
I used to be a landscape gardener for a while and occasionally we struggled to get paid at the end of a job .. usually the bigger , more expensive ones

Soooo rather than engaging solicitors my boss took his mate around in the evening to ‘encourage’ them to pay up ..

Basically he went to the house and asked for the money respectfully then Haystacks who was watching from the van .. used to get out of the van very slowly and strutted , purposely up the path ..

The client always saw reason ..


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Haha... I bet it looked like a genie coming out of a bottle.
Zizu
20-02-2023, 01:28 PM
Haha... I bet it looked like a genie coming out of a bottle.


He was a crazily huge guy .,

He looked about 6’ 7” tall and about the same across .. a walking , talking doorway !!


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Mystic Mock
20-02-2023, 05:58 PM
RIP
rusticgal
20-02-2023, 06:46 PM
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