Person Open DS/UK/19229 Davies; Barry George (1937-); MBE; British sports commentator, television presenter Davies Barry George 1937- British sports commentator, television presenter Male

Barry George Davies MBE (born 24 October 1937, London, England) is a British sports commentator and television presenter. He has covered a wide range of sports in a long career, primarily for the BBC. Although best known for his football commentary, Davies has commentated on numerous other sports, including tennis, badminton, ice hockey, ice skating, gymnastics, hockey, cycling, beach volleyball and athletics, and primarily in the BBC's Olympics coverage, where he thrice (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and London 2012) commentated on the opening and closing ceremonies of the Summer Games. He was also the 'Voice of the Boat Race' between 1993 and 2004, until the BBC lost the rights to cover the event, and the presenter of Maestro in the 1980s, a series of interviews with retired sporting legends. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 7/22/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 7c7e4aa2-def0-4ac4-8a87-5232df2f363a