[F1] Murray Walker Fan Club

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I still miss Mr. Walker, the true voice of Formula one. I think he deserves a fan club.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Q_9VYU9FE&feature=PlayList&p=DDE05F87325A81B5&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2

Those were the days.....

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Here's his profile



Graeme Murray Walker
Born: 10 October 1923 (1923-10-10) (age 86)
Hall Green, Birmingham, England
Nationality: British
Occupation: Commentator
Title: OBE(Order of the British Empire)

Source: Wikipedia

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Murrayisms

[Schuy1]

YEAH - I kind of miss him too ...... he certainly gave a bit of character and colour to the F1 race call

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I guess there are good reasons that the man stayed in F1 commentating for as long as he did.

[Schuy1]

He made plenty of simple "Marrayisms" which were funny !!

another tribute here

[PURIST]

Yeah, some memorable quotes!

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Murray Walker on Roary the Racing Car

Has anyone seen this episode? I saw it the other day on TV and looked for it on youtube and have found this!

[Zag]

I have met Murray Walker a few times... you could not meet a nicer man, charming, funny, witty and
very interesting.. a true gentleman.

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I've seen him once in person. He came to Australia and did an autograph signing tour a few years ago. I went to Castle Towers and saw him signing his autobiography for the people there. And you are right, Zag, he was a really nice person. It felt a little strange, but in a nice way, that a famous British F1 commentator paid a visit to the local shopping centre in Sydney, Australia. Castle Hill is about 1 hour distance from the city centre of Sydney and is a nice, quiet family-oriented suburb. Castle Towers, though, is one of the busiest shopping centres in Australia, so maybe that's the reason they could make Mr. Walker visit there.