Happy Birthday Murray Walker!

[anonymous-user]

Happy birthday Murray Walker.

93 year of age today.

Some classic clips of Murray in action

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cZW-pbgeFs

[ajprice]

Happy 95th Murray!

[durbster]

OK, my heart skipped when I saw the thread title. Just a birthday, phew.

[AppleJuice]

durbster said:

OK, my heart skipped when I saw the thread title. Just a birthday, phew.

So did mine!

Happy Birthday Murray!

[KillianB4]

Don't scare us like that!

[Teppic]

Can a Mod please change the title to Happy Birthday Murray Walker?

[Big Al.]

Teppic said:

Can a Mod please change the title to Happy Birthday Murray Walker?

Sorted.

[gshughes]

I loved the Back to the Future feature he did on C4's British GP coverage this year, great to see him on the telly again. Did anyone else watch it?

[Vaud]

Top man, Murray Walker. At Goodwood FoS in 2003 I was lucky enough to have a 15 min chat with him; he was there to sell/sign his book.

[DS240]

Sorry to spoil the mood....

I’m sure he’s a lovely bloke. But F1 commentator I couldn’t stand him, constant errors or utter nonsense. Some found it made him endearing, but I personally found it incredibly irritating.

I understand his place in British F1 viewing history though.

Happy birthday though.

[sgtBerbatov]

Best thing to come out of Birmingham since the canals!

And I say that as a Brummie who grew up just down the road from where he was born on Reddings Lane, about 5 minute walk away from where Nigel Mansell grew up too.

Other than siblings and family relations, I don't think you'll ever find two historical figures of F1 that grew up in such close proximity to each other.

[Nickp82]

Complete and utter legend, 'nuff said (except Happy Birthday of course).

[Squadrone Rosso]

Huge respect for him.

100% should have been knighted. Was a Tanker in WW2 like my Dad, too.

Edited by Squadrone Rosso on Wednesday 10th October 14:48

[The Moose]

Squadrone Rosso said:

Huge respect for him.

Agreed

Squadrone Rosso said:

100% should have been nighted. Was a Tanker in WW2 like my Dad, too.

Why? Oh, and this might help: k

[Riley Blue]

Nickp82 said:

Complete and utter legend, 'nuff said (except Happy Birthday of course).

Can't argue with that - best wishes Murray.

[Elderly]

DS240 said:

Sorry to spoil the mood....

…… he’s a lovely bloke. But F1 commentator ………. constant errors ……....

Happy birthday though.

/\ This.

I worked with him in the seventies while I was at the BBC and I concur

[Simes205]

Elderly said:

DS240 said:

Sorry to spoil the mood....

…… he’s a lovely bloke. But F1 commentator ………. constant errors ……....

Happy birthday though.

/\ This.

I worked with him in the seventies while I was at the BBC and I concur

Who cares, it’s his sheer enthusiasm!!!!
He literally commentated on everything he saw. He even took time to mention the mechanics some by name and even place of birth! Nowadays they just drift off...........

[thegreenhell]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bny5bm

BBC2, tomorrow.

[FourWheelDrift]

He always gets over to Thruxton to see bikes or cars, here is talking to Tiff earlier this year as they celebrate 50 years of the re-opening of Thruxton.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOPUOaakVak

[Pericoloso]

thegreenhell said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bny5bm

BBC2, tomorrow.

Thanks for that,I hadn't spotted it in my tv paper and would have missed it otherwise.

A must watch.