Kenneth wolstenholme biography

English football commentator

Kenneth Wolstenholme, DFC & Bar (17 July 1920 – 25 March 2002) was an English football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s.

He is best remembered for his commentary during the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final; in the closing minutes, Wolstenholme commented on a series of pitch invaders as Geoff Hurst dribbled down the pitch before scoring, saying "some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over!" The phrase has become deeply embedded in British popular culture.

As Hurst proceeded to score, Wolstenholme added: 'It is now!'

Early life

Wolstenholme was born in Worsley, Lancashire. His family were Primitive Methodists and his brother attended Elmfield College.

Kenneth wolstenholme biography

He attended Farnworth Grammar School, where Alan Ball Jr. (on whom Wolstenholme commentated in the 1966 World Cup Final) was also a pupil some years later. Wolstenholme began his career as a journalist with a newspaper in Manchester.

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