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BBC commentator with iconic voice dies peacefully at home
Fans have paid tribute to a former BBC athletics commentator who has sadly died at the age of 74, with one calling the broadcasting legend “very supportive” and “great company”
Paul, who spent more than two decades specialising in athletics and winter sports commentary, died at home on Tuesday. Paul commentated on every Summer and Winter Olympic Games between 1992 and 2014 (Image: TV Grab)Meanwhile, a third wrote: “Having grown up listening to him, it took me a while to pluck up the courage to talk to him when I was first starting out but, once I did, he was always very supportive and just great company.” As well as his career in broadcasting, Paul achieved great success as a sportsman himself and was a two-time Olympic hammer thrower.
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