Around the late 1950s he went into broadcasting and was a regular
BBC radio commentator by 1960. During the 1960s he also commentated for
BBC television and
Southern Television. Although most of his commentaries were on football, he also covered
tennis, especially
Wimbledon. He was a summariser on England's
1966 FIFA World Cup victory [https://download.guardian.co.uk/sys-video/Media/video/2007/01/19/66commentary.mpg ] as well as the
FA Cup Final in 1967 and 1968. He commentated on the event from 1969 to 1975. He reached his peak around the late 1960s and early 1970s, when he was broadcasting almost every week, covering
European finals and England matches, as well as a number of league title deciders (
Arsenal's victory at
Tottenham Hotspur in 1971, and
Wolves' defeat of
Leeds which handed the title to
Derby County in 1972). He also co-wrote the books
Masters of Soccer and
Wickets, Tries and Goals. By the mid-1970s, his career was somewhat in decline as the emergence of
Alan Parry was denying him the chance to commentate on matches such as England vs
Scotland in 1975, and the controversial
European Cup final in which
Bayern Munich beat Leeds United four days later. However, he continued to cover tennis during the summer of 1975 and was still broadcasting regularly when he died suddenly from a
heart attack in
Tilehurst on 30 January 1976, aged 57. == Legacy ==