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Tony Gubba
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Born
September 23
,
1943
·
Manchester, UK
Died
March 11
,
2013
Birth name
David Anthony Gubba
Mini Bio
Tony Gubba was born on September 23, 1943 in Manchester, UK. He was an actor, known for
The Damned United (2009)
,
The Impressionable Jon Culshaw (2004)
and
The Goodies (1970)
. He died on March 11, 2013.
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He was a sports commentator for the BBC who covered hockey, golf, tennis, bobsleigh, ski-jumping, darts, and ice-skating.
He covered every Olympic Games, both summer and winter, from 1972 to 2012, as well as every World Cup from 1974 to 2006.
Quotes
[during a football match commentary] "The ball must be as slippery as a wet baby."
[commentating on England rugby star Kyran Bracken's ice-dance performance during Dancing on Ice] "He skates like Benny Hill chasing a chorus girl."
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