Murray Walker OBE RIP

[av185]

97 wow.

A true gent.

RIP Murray.

[jimmythingy]

Murray Walker and James Hunt were my childhood, Sunday afternoon at my Gran and Grandads watching the F1. There were no better commentators, knowledge, enthusiasm and just a little bit crackers the perfect combination.

RIP

[Sheets Tabuer]

It was never the same after he retired

[Easternlight]

Lets hope James is there to guide him through the pearly gates, they'll have a whale of a time!

RIP Murray.

[italianjob1275]

paulw123 said:

Hugo Stiglitz said:

GAjon said:

I’ll have to stop now, I’ve got a lump in my throat.

I just thought that!

Damon hill winning the WDC in 1996?

Distinctly remember watching that aged 12, after getting up early to watch it

[cuprabob]

italianjob1275 said:

paulw123 said:

Hugo Stiglitz said:

GAjon said:

I’ll have to stop now, I’ve got a lump in my throat.

I just thought that!

Damon hill winning the WDC in 1996?

Distinctly remember watching that aged 12, after getting up early to watch it

Distinctly remember watching that aged 30, after getting up early to watch it

RIP Murray

[Byker28i]

Chimune said:

And. There. He. Goes.
Thanks Murray.

Nice.

Sad news but 97! What a long career...

[kowalski655]

A shame but a great run.
Will always be the commentators voice when I think of F1, back when it was interesting. As well as all other racing

[kuro]

F1 was never the same without him. Rip.

[ajprice]

R.I.P. Murray

[rover 623gsi]

Legend.

RIP.

[defblade]

Bugger. No chance he'll come back to the mic now then I've been living in hope for years...

RIP Murray, you were loved and will be missed.

[ScotHill]

thatsprettyshady said:

Ironically, although he didn't come up with the popularly ascribed Mars 'work, rest and play' slogan, he did write a few bon mots in his advertising career:

"Walker does own up to coining what he calls 'trite but successful phrases', among them 'Opal Fruits: made to make your mouth water'; 'Trill makes your budgie bounce' and the fantastic 'An only budgie is a lonely budgie'."

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/jul/01/moto...

[red_slr]

A legend of motor sport and the voice of F1. RIP

[ajprice]

[Clockwork Cupcake]

RIP, Muddly Talker.

I mean, 97 is a great innings and I confess that he has been in my "Oh, are they still alive?" (or "please hang on in there") category for a few years, but... a sad day.

Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Saturday 13th March 19:49

[italianjob1275]

“I’m going for first says Cleland!”

RIP Murray

[spaximus]

Sad but inevitable day. If you haven't read his autobiography it is worth reading as it is full of his war time exploits and his career before motor racing all equally colourful.

F1 commentary has never been the same nor could it be since he left as he mixed knowledge with unbridled enthusiasm which carried all

[Clive Milk]

The Queen, Sir David Att, and Murray, great bastions of the UK over the years.

The great thing about Murray was even his mistakes were much loved, they actually added to it! He loved the sport and people loved him for that.

[Sf_Manta]

https://twitter.com/espnf1/status/1370802189434814...

Sums it up really