A Tribute to James Alexander Gordon
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- Опубликовано: 18 авг 2014
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James Alexander Gordon, known as JAG to his colleagues, was the voice of the classified football results for over 35 years. One of the most distinctive voices in broadcasting, Gordon was the voice of Saturday afternoons.
Hear archive recordings of JAG talking about his approach to reading the scores, with former England footballer Jimmy Armfield and our chief football correspondent John Murray paying tribute to the legendary announcer who died aged 78.
Memories of running from the soccer field to listen to JAG. Waiting for my teams result. Magical memories. Thank you 😢
I live in Sarawak, East Malaysia and this was the only way for me to get the scores in the 80s. Thank you, and rest in peace.
RIP James. Fond memories of my old man telling us all to shut up as he checked his Pools coupon to your mellifluous tones. Your voice was part of the soundtrack of many people's childhood
So this is his face. I didn´t remember his name but I'll never forget the way he read the football results.
Brilliant voice. Like listening to one of those relaxation recordings.
He was such a kind man . An old friend
I remember sitting outside my cabin on a beach on Perhentian island, Malaysia in the mid-90's.It was about 1am and my friend and I, both Leyton Orient fans, were gathered around my Roberts short-wave radio listening to the scores. "Leyton Orient 1, Exeter City 0" came over the airwaves and we could finally get to bed. RIP JAG.
Having visited the Perhentians myself, I cracked a smile reading this. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the memories James. Life seemed so much simpler then, listening to the results with my dad.
So many memories listening in, both near and far. I remember his voice over a crackle in northern India in 1996 - Charlton 2 Oxford 1 I think. Never mind. RIP.
RIP JAG, The master.
Always loved tuning in for Sports Report on a Saturday. James Alexander Gordon nothing but a legend. Just really annoying that they got rid of the classified football results
Me and dad used to laugh about how you could predict the score from the way he read the first teams score. Happy memories.
I just now read that he passed away a long time ago. Since BBC radio cannot be heard in the Netherlands, we receive less and less. My father and I used to listen to BBC sports on the radio and at 4:30 PM the beautiful radio voice of James Alexander Gorden would always come on to read the scores for all divisions. He belongs to a piece of history in my life. We love, or rather loved, English football before the Multinationals and big-money sheikhs robbed football of its purity
i was a little girl, and made a sport of listening to try to figure it out, and what skill..in the number.
This guy and Tim Gudgin 🙏
You always knew if the other team had won drew or lost depending on the cadence of his voice.. Peterborough 1 *Swindon Town 2* !!
yep!
Loved trying to guess second score !!
He was an Edinburgh boy too 🏴
Oh the nostalgia
RIP,
Does anyone know where we can hear the full list of football clubs say around 1955. I’m 74 and have the greatest wish to hear them spoken on the radio just as they were when l was about 7 or 8 years old. My mom would warn me every time to not make a sound whilst they were on and lt was more than my life’s worth if l ever did. I can remember a few names, Hartleypools ? Queens Park Rangers, Kilmarnock Wolverhampton. One beginning with O used to make me giggle ( quietly). We moved to Australia in 1967 and hearing those again would be wonderful.
Can someone tell me what tune is playing? Is it an Eric Coates composition?
Hi! Better late than never with an answer.... It does sound very Eric Coates but the name of the song is "Out of the Blue" written by Hubert Bath.
Thank you!!