DEAR OLD MOTTY, OBE

I have given John Motson OBE, 72 years old, a bit of a send off previously, so there is no need to go potty over Motty, but he is a real character and a loss to the art of commentating. Needless to say, as modern as he always is, he is having an Twitter Emoji image created in his honour. Try #JohnMotson or #ThanksMotty

BBC2 is dedicating a night of programmes to him on May 19th alongside a special addition to Twitter which will show a picture of him when a particular hashtag is used. The BBC says this is a unique way of celebrating his 50 years on the job. He has been involved in over 2000 games from the World Cup through to the more mundane!
There will be the inevitable tributes from his wife Annie and son Fred, a documentary "The Man Behind the Sheepskin" and of course the usual lot; Lineker, Brooking, Rod Stewart, Noel Gallagher...... there is also Motty Mastermind, Countdown, Full Motty etc etc Motty's last commentary will be at the Palace...v Baggies on May 13th.
Then there is a Special Award at the BAFTAs later that evening at the Royal Albert Hall.

Here is one I did earlier on JM!
http://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/motd-motty.html

Born in Salford in 1945, he started his newspaper career in 1963 on a local paper in Barnet, where his local club benefited from his support.
By 1967 he was on the Sheffield Morning Telegraph as a sports' reporter. The BBC hired him in 1968 and he joined MOTD in 1971. February 5th 1972 saw his life change at the Hereford United v Newcastle United FA Cup tie which the non-league side won 2-1.
First Cup Final 1977; in April 1989 he was at Hillsborough when the tragedy struck.
As you may have read before he did play in a match at Charterhouse for "A Commentators' XI" against a Charterhouse XI. He commentated all through the game and hung around on the wing!