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Former BBC boxing commentator Harry Carpenter has died at the age of 84.
Carpenter was the BBC's voice of boxing for almost half a century after joining the corporation in 1949, when he first began commentating on the sport.
Known for his double act with British boxing great Frank Bruno, Carpenter also presented Sportsnight, Grandstand and Sports Personality of the Year.
He retired in 1994 and died in his sleep at King's College Hospital in London in the early hours of Saturday.
Carpenter's lawyer David Wills said: "He had been unwell since last summer when he had a minor heart attack.
Full Article - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/front_page/8580058.stm
Carpenter was the BBC's voice of boxing for almost half a century after joining the corporation in 1949, when he first began commentating on the sport.
Known for his double act with British boxing great Frank Bruno, Carpenter also presented Sportsnight, Grandstand and Sports Personality of the Year.
He retired in 1994 and died in his sleep at King's College Hospital in London in the early hours of Saturday.
Carpenter's lawyer David Wills said: "He had been unwell since last summer when he had a minor heart attack.
Full Article - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/front_page/8580058.stm
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