Tommy Martin: Jimmy Magee's best lines came straight from the heart

It is the dream of every sports broadcaster to have their voices usher in one immortal moment. Jimmy Magee had a lifetime’s worth, writes Tommy Martin.

Tommy Martin: Jimmy Magee's best lines came straight from the heart

You’ll have heard many of them since his death was announced at the age of 82, crackling through countless YouTube clips with the same electricity as the distant days on which they were uttered. And in each of his most famous lines the tools of his trade were on show.

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