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	Football \| Obituary: Kenneth Wolstenholme
		Kenneth Wolstenholme clambered out of the cab, gave a generous smile of thanks and bade farewell in that rich velvet voice for which he was so celebrated.
		Wolstenholme, who died today in a Torquay hospital at the age of 81, was justifiably proud of that rhythmic phrase crafted with spontaneous genius as Geoff Hurst bore down on the German goal to complete his World Cup final hat-trick in 1966.
		Wolstenholme's style was light and frothy, but critical and authoritative too and unencumbered with detail in an age when the commentator invariably introduced and presented the programme as well as conducted the post-match interviews.
	football.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4382235-103,00.html (963 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Kenneth Wolstenholme
		KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME, who has died aged 81, was the voice of football on the BBC for almost a quarter of a century and the author of arguably the most celebrated words in British sports broadcasting, his commentary on England's last goal in the World Cup Final of 1966: "Some people are on the pitch.
		Wolstenholme was not given a permanent contract by the BBC until the late 1950s, and until then supplemented his income with promotional work for sports companies such as Dunlop, and by writing for newspapers.
		Wolstenholme also acted as an agent for several players, including John Charles, and was involved in Liberal politics; in the early 1950s he was mooted as a candidate for the Rochdale seat.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/03/27/db2701.xml (1332 words)

	BBC SPORT \| FOOTBALL \| Wolstenholme: The voice of football
		For more than 20 years Kenneth Wolstenholme was the voice of football on television, as commentator on all the big matches - the FA Cup Final, World Cup and internationals.
		Kenneth Wolstenholme was born at Worsley in Lancashire in 1920, and began his working life as a journalist on a weekly newspaper in Manchester.
		Kenneth Wolstenholme moved to television in 1948 and gave the first of his 22 FA Cup final commentaries in 1950.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/1894284.stm (521 words)

	Kenneth Wolstenholme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wolstenholme started his career as a journalist with a newspaper in Manchester, before joining the RAF as a bomber pilot.
		Wolstenholme always said that it was just a natural verbal piecing together of the situation before him and it took years before he realised just how well it fitted.
		Wolstenholme commentated on English domestic football's most famous games of the 1950s and 1960s, including the first ever game featured on Match of the Day in 1964.
	88.208.194.172 /wiki/index.php/Kenneth_Wolstenholme (672 words)

	BBC SPORT \| FOOTBALL \| BBC's Wolstenholme dies
		Wolstenholme was most famous for uttering the words "they think it's all over, it is now" at the end of England's 1966 World Cup final win at Wembley.
		Wolstenholme was one of the pioneers of sports broadcasting, who ushered in a new era in football coverage when he became the first commentator on BBC's Match of the Day.
		Wolstenholme was a bomber pilot during the Second World War, flying more than 100 missions for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/1894464.stm (431 words)

	BBC SPORT \| SPORTS TALK \| Tributes to Kenneth Wolstenholme
		For more than 20 years Wolstenholme was the voice of football on television, commentating on the FA Cup final, World Cup and internationals.
		I was sad to hear of the death of Mr Kenneth Wolstenholme, he along with Mr R Glendinning, were the voice of football and sport in the dark days of no TV.
		Kenneth was an avid Bolton Wanderers fan and it was a privilege to see him at the last ever match at Burnden Park where he uttered his famous line at the end of the match.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/sports_talk/1894527.stm (2139 words)

	The Scotsman - Obituaries - Kenneth Wolstenholme (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		KENNETH Wolstenholme wrote his name into football and television history as the BBC’s commentator for England’s finest hour - victory over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley.
		Wolstenholme’s style was light and frothy, and he was a great believer in saying nothing when nothing needed to be said.
		Wolstenholme, who was brought up in Salford and whose first sporting memory was watching Bolton Wanderers with his father when he was four, met up regularly with the stars of 1966, including Alan Ball, with whom he felt a bond as they both went to Farnworth Grammar School, albeit 25 years apart.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /obituaries.cfm?id=332822002 (1066 words)

	Telegraph \| News
		KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME, whose description of the fourth and clinching goal in England's 1966 World Cup final triumph became one of the best known phrases in British broadcasting history, has died aged 81.
		Wolstenholme, who was the first presenter of Match of the Day, died on Monday night with his daughter by his side at a hospital in Torquay.
		Wolstenholme, who qualified as a bomber pilot in 1941, was posted to 107 Sqn and two years later joined 105 Sqn.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/03/27/nwols27.xml (508 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet England: News - Tributes paid to Wolstenholme
		Kenneth Wolstenholme's description of Geoff Hurst's hat-trick goal against West Germany 36 years ago helped make the BBC commentator almost as famous as the players he was watching.
		Wolstenholme's death, aged 81, late on Monday night, was announced yesterday.
		Current commentator John Motson said: 'Kenneth Wolstenholme will always be remembered not just for his magical last line of commentary at the end of the World Cup Final at Wembley, but for the timespan in which he was, for more than 20 years, almost the solitary commentary voice that the nation associated with football.
	www.soccernet.com /england/news/2002/0327/20020327wolstenholme.html (621 words)

	Kenneth Wolstenholme - Moviefone
		Former sports commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme, the voice of the 1966 World Cup final, dies aged 81.
		Kenneth Wolstenholme was one of the pioneers of TV sports commentary.
		Kenneth Wolstenholme - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Kenneth Wolstenholme Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/kenneth-wolstenholme/286651/main (90 words)

	Kenneth Wolstenholme
		Born in Worsley, Lancashire, England, Wolstenholme started his career as a journalist with a newspaper in Manchester, before joining the RAF as a bomber pilot.
		After the war he became a freelance journalist, working for BBC radio before moving to television in 1948.
		While most sports commentators gain some recognition if their career is long enough, Wolstenholme is almost entirely remembered for his commentary of the 1966 Football World Cup Final, specifically the words he used as the match came to a conclusion during injury time, as Geoff Hurst scored to put England 4-2 ahead:
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ke/Kenneth_Wolstenholme.html (130 words)

	World Cup Special Feature
		What Ken could not know at the time was that he had created a haiku, a Japanese poem that must conform to a highly concentrated and rigid structure, three lines long, with a total of precisely 17 syllables.
		Wolstenholme's words fit this miniature poetic template exactly and provide the perfect snapshot of that dramatic game at Wembley.
		Kenneth was the BBC’s commentator for 23 FA cup finals and 5 World Cups.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /kenneth.beevers/WorldCup.htm (293 words)

	Manchester Television Personalities, Film Stars and Broadcasters including Kenneth Wolstenholme, Vernon Kay, Jonathan ...
		Wolstenholme was, in many ways, the 'voice of football', having been the first commentator on BBC's "Match of the Day".
		Wolstenholme had served as a bomber pilot during the Second World War, flying more than 100 missions for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar.
		Kenneth Wolstenholme died in 2002 at a private hospital in Torquay - his daughter was by his side.
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /celebs/broadcasters14.html (1518 words)

	ESPN Classic - Wolstenholme remembered for 1966 Cup call
		British soccer commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme died Monday night at a hospital in southwest England, where he was admitted a week ago with heart trouble, agent Dave Davies said.
		Just as Wolstenholme told his BBC TV audience, "Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over," England's Geoff Hurst scored his third goal of the game to make it 4-2, and Wolstenholme added in the next breath, "It is now."
		Wolstenholme's phrase became part of the English lexicon.
	espn.go.com /classic/obit/s/2002/0326/1358339.html (290 words)

	The Scotsman - UK - Voice of footballing history dies
		KENNETH Wolstenholme, the commentator who uttered the most famous words in football history - "They think it’s all over, it is now" - has died.
		Wolstenholme was brought up in Salford, Greater Manchester, and went on to become the first presenter of Match of the Day in 1964.
		David Davies, executive director of the Football Association, said Wolstenholme "was and is a legend".
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /uk.cfm?id=332282002 (528 words)

	Football Autographs, Sporting Signatures & Memorabilia - Kenneth Wolstenholme Signed Video Cover
		This is a video cover which has been signed by the late football commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme.
		He was best known for his commentary in the 1966 World Cup and for the immortal words 'They think its all over it is now'.
		Kenneth signed these for the launch of the video commemorating the close of Wembley.
	www.soccerbid.co.uk /listman/listings/l0061.html (67 words)

	Obituaries March 23
		Kenneth's greatest achievement for me, though is that his commentating has defined how commentry should be done.
		Maybe his BBC accent and the players names give away the age of the recording, but his style and his description give an excitement to the action only ever equalled, never beaten by the commentators to this day.
		He was soon established as the BBC's authoritative voice of football and went on to cover the climax of five World Cup championships and the finals of 16 European Cups and 23 FA Cup finals besides dozens of internationals.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /bob.dunning/obit23.htm (832 words)

	Television - News - Tributes flood in for Wolstenholme - Digital Spy
		Tributes have begun to come in for football commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme, who died last night aged 81.
		Fellow commentator John Motson said: "Kenneth Wolstenholme will always be remembered not just for his magical last line of commentary at the end of the 1966 World Cup Final, but for the time span in which he was, for over 20 years, almost the solitary commentary voice that the nation associated with football."
		"Kenneth has above all a wonderful voice and was an excellent reader of the game," he said.
	www.digitalspy.co.uk /article/ds6832.html (380 words)

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		In the final England beat West Germany by 4 goals to 2, with 3 goals from Geoff Hurst and one from Martin Peters.
		it is now!" following Kenneth Wolstenholme's commentary of the final goal in the dying minutes of the game.
		For the first time a team reached three World Cup finals in a row: Germany had already lost the finals in 1982 and 1986.
	www.lycos.com /info/football-world-cup--dpa-germany.html (362 words)

	Help for a history of FA Cup and League Cup Final commentators - Digital Spy Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		I think Kenneth Wolstenholm may have done the BBC ones early on, before Motty took over.
		Kenneth Wolstenholm did the 1953 FA Cup final and most of the finals during the 1950s and 1960s.
		I know about the 1953 FA Cup final as I did my MA thesis at University of Manchester this year on the press coverage of the 1953 FA Cup final and how this reflects understandings of nature of class, gender, masculinity and northeness.
	www.digitalspy.co.uk /forums/showthread.php?t=486649 (1512 words)

	They think its all over -it is now...decorated WW2 Bomber pilot dies - alt.games.warbirds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		I wonder if Kenneth Wolstenhome was present on the First Saturday of March 1939 when the Wanderers' skipper made a public speach before kick off.
		He denounced Hitler's occupation of the of Czechoslovakia, and asked everyone at the football match to join the TA.
		But the 1939 team and Kenneth Wolstenholme were made of sterner stuff than me.
	agw.bombs-away.net /showthread.php?t=986 (680 words)

	TheFA.com - Today was the day... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		"They think it's all over, it is now!" - Wolstenholme's famous commentary in Wembley's finest hour.
		It was announced that Kenneth Wolstenholme, who uttered the most famous football commentary line in history, had died at the age of 81.
		As the ‘voice of football’ with the BBC for more than 20 years, Wolstenholme will forever be remembered for the way he described the 1966 World Cup Final – greeting Geoff Hurst’s fourth goal with the immortal phrase: "They think it’s all over, it is now"
	www.thefa.com /Features/Postings/2004/03/TodayWasTheDay_26March.htm (148 words)

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		Hurst scored a brace in extra time as Kenneth Wolstenholme's commentary broadcast from Plymouth to Carlisle.
		Elegant and simple, the 'England red' is historically accurate to the July 30th Final, but was worn as a change strip throughout the 1966 tournament.
		This number was hand razored using a digitally created template and was applied by an experienced seamstress.
	home.rochester.rr.com /footyshirts/England.html (312 words)

	eBay.co.uk - kenneth, Non-Fiction Books, Watches, DVDs items at low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Astronautics in the sixties by Kenneth W. Gatland.
		Fabulous 70's Baroque jewellery by Kenneth Jay Lane
		Kenneth Grahame ~ Wind in the Willows ~ illustrated
	search.ebay.co.uk /kenneth_W0QQfrtsZ0QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1 (396 words)

	eBay.co.uk - by kenneth, Non-Fiction Books, Children's Books, Fiction Books items at low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS by Kenneth Grahame 1931 HB NF!
		The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
		The Mutiny at Invergordon by Kenneth Edwards 1937
	search.ebay.co.uk /by-kenneth_W0QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ19 (387 words)

	Flashback Frames - Home
		Kenneth Wolstenholme’s famous words are forever linked with England’s victory in the 1966 World Cup Final.
		Digital technology concealed within the frame replays Kenneth Wolstenholme’s commentary at the push of a button.
		Flashback Frames are the next generation in sporting memorabilia.
	www.flashback.com.au (198 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 World Cup - World Cup Hall of Fame: Geoff Hurst - Wednesday May 08, 2002 01:17 PM
		His second, in extra time, controversially bounced straight down off the bar -- whether it crossed the line remains a source of debate.
		The third, and most famous, was scored on a break in the dying seconds when, as BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme memorably put it, there were "some people on the pitch."
		Hurst scored England's next World Cup goal as well, the winner in its 1-0 win over Romania in Mexico in 1970, but he failed to add to his total as the West Germans gained revenge with a come-from-behind win in the quarterfinals.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/2002/world_cup/hof/hurst (318 words)

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