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	RTÉ.ie Sport - F1 commentator Murray Walker retires
		Legendary Formula One commentator Murray Walker was a given a rousing send off last night as his 52-year career came to an emotional end.
		David Coulthard said Murray Walker was a big a name as Ferrari, MacLaren or Bernie Ecclestone, while former driver and colleague Martin Brundle said the great man was like a father to him.
		Walker himself seemed touched by the celebration: "I am overwhelmed, I had four people come up to me and say they were sorry they could not be at the party, but I did not even know there was going to be a party," he said.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2001/0929/walkerm.html (195 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Murray Walker - Update
		Murray was all geared up to go to war, and was accepted into a tank regiment, but was told that there wasn't any kit for him and that he should go off and do something else while he waited.
		Murray trained as an officer in the army, and was eventually posted with the Royal Scots Greys with the task of being part of a convoy to Brussels.
		Murray Walker remains good friends with almost everyone on the Formula One circuit - he even believes that it was Bernie Ecclestone who persuaded ITV to hire him.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/hub/A3176309 (1415 words)

	Murray Walker
		Murray Walker was born into the world of motor racing.
		His father Graham was a motorcycle TT champion and Walker Jnr saw his first race when he was two.
		His high-octane delivery kept viewers on the edge of their seats, while his passion for talking about the sport he loved was matched by an all-encompassing knowledge gained through hours of painstaking research before every race.
	www.cmmol.net /murray_walker.htm (223 words)

	F1 News > Murray Walker to retire; unless I'm very much mistaken - Grandprix.com
		THE legendary, frenetic tones of Murray Walker, competing in the decibel race with his beloved formula one cars in the manner once described of one with his trousers on fire, will be lost to the world of grand prix racing at the end of the 2001 world championship season.
		Later Graham Walker was competitions manager for both the Norton and Sunbeam motorcycle racing teams and, a winner of the Tourist Trophy on the Isle of Man and captain of the British team in one of the prestigious international six day trial endurance events immediately prior to the second world war.
		Walker's early commentaries had been in conjunction with his father, but he continued on his own after his father's death in 1962 and finally became a full-timer on his retirement from the advertising business in 1982.
	www.grandprix.com /ns/ns03307.html (714 words)

	Murray Walker to retire next season (Pub-friendly) [The Rockall Times] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		But Murray, now 74, has confirmed that the ITV team have invited him back for another season after the younger commentators that were meant to fill his shoes kept providing accurate and interesting information while the race was going on.
		Murray initially said he would retire at the end of the British Grand Prix last season and cried his eyes out while UK supporters waved banners sporting his most famous gaffes.
		Murray, who as an advertising executive came up with the famous slogan "A Mars a day helps you work, rest and play" has a way with words.
	www.therockalltimes.co.uk /2001/11/12/murray-walker.pub.html (459 words)

	Poems by Jeanne Murray Walker / A Deed to the Light
		Poems by Jeanne Murray Walker / A Deed to the Light
		Jeanne Murray Walker is a professor of English at the University of Delaware.
		An Atlantic Monthly Fellow at Bread Loaf School of English, Walker was awarded a Pew Fellowship in the arts in l998.
	www.press.uillinois.edu /s04/walker.html (197 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Murray Walker will step onto the Adelaide Grand Prix track 20 years later to the month of the first Australian Formula One Grand Prix on November 3, 1985. PROFILE: MURRAY WALKER Son of Motorcycle racer, Graham Walker, Murray was born into motor sport and indeed tried his hand at two wheeled racing.
		Murray Walker's style of excitable commentating even attracted the praise of ex-pat Aussie TV critic in Britain, Clive James. "I was quite flattered when Clive said I always sounded as if my trousers were on fire!" Murray remarks.
		Murray Walker launched his book in 2002 and has since been kept busy touring the world as a special guest of global motor sport events It is now our turn for the 2004 Classic Adelaide Rally, 20 years later since Murray first visited South Australia.
	www.classicadelaide.com.au /assets/Rel_2004_Oct8_Murray_Walker.doc (1044 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Murray Walker: Unless I'm Very Much Mistaken: Books: Murray Walker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		That is obviously a Murray Walker rule of life, probably embroidered by a team of Stirling Moss's ex-wives and hanging in a frame in pole position over Murray's work station in Hampshire.
		Murray Walker has had a great life, serving in the army, having a regular career and well as his 'hobby' of TV and Radio commentary.
		Murray was in a unique position to lift the lid on the real goings on in F1, given his 50 years in the 'sport'.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Murray-Walker-Unless-Much-Mistaken/dp/0007126964 (2105 words)

	murraywalker.page
		Murray Walker, was born in 1923, after a few years in the army, Murray's commentating career began in 1949, after following in his father footsteps.
		Murray's first formula 1 broadcast was for the British Grand Prix the same year with Max Robertson.
		Murray did not attend the races with his crew until the mid-nighties as the budgets grew bigger.
	www.geocities.com /tifosa4u/murraywalker.html (574 words)

	Murray Walker O.B.E Photos - Murray Walker O.B.E News - Murray Walker O.B.E Information
		Graeme Murray Walker (known as Murray Walker; born 10 October 1923 in Hall Green, Birmingham, England) is a Formula 1 (F1) motorsport commentator.
		Murray left the BBC in 1997 and moved to ITV where he continued to commentate Formula One grands prix.
		Murray was offered the chance to come out of retirement and 'call' the 2006 Australian GP in Melbourne.
	www.tv.com /murray-walker/person/138934/summary.html (497 words)

	Walker Burials
		Walker was preceded in death by his wife in 1946, and a son during World War II.
		Walker was thrown from the car driven by her husband, causing her to receive chest and back injuries.
		Walker was born in Marion County and had lived in the Newton area before moving to Des Moines in 1942.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/ia/county/jasper1/metz/cemetery/walker/index.html (1077 words)

	Murray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bernie Ecclestone salutes the voice of F1 Michael Schumacher and Bernie Ecclestone were among Formula One celebrities at a dinner to mark the end of Murray Walker's 52-year career in commentary.
		Guests were treated to memorable moments from Walker's time behind the microphone, and various attempts by drivers to mimic his infamous style.
		And David Coulthard revealed Walker was a significant influence on his career as a Formula One driver.
	www.nssahalloffame.com /murray.htm (578 words)

	Amazon.com: Murray Walker: Unless I'm Very Much Mistaken: Books: Murray Walker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the drama-filled world of Formula One, Murray Walker's story is a refreshingly candid and straight-talking account of a sport he adores and which every one of his fans across the world should read.
		Murray is certainly humble about his life and yet keenly aware of his brand equity and respect in the industry.
		A national institution in Britain, Murray Walker was the voice of Formula One first on the BBC and later on ITV, and the sale of television feed globally made him known throughout the world.
	www.amazon.com /Murray-Walker-Unless-Much-Mistaken/dp/0060542306 (1408 words)

	Murray Walker - Unless I'm Very Much Mistaken
		Murray is undoubtedly one of the best-loved characters in the sporting world and his story is a refreshingly candid and straight-talking account of a sport he adores and which every one of his fans across the world should read.
		Murray writes about his childhood and the influence that his father, British motorcycle champion Graham Walker, had on his career.
		An offer from the BBC to take over the commentary seat for their F1 broadcasts was manna from heaven for Walker, and it wasn't long before the infamous Murrayisms enlivened a sport which until then had been shrouded in a cloak of unfathomable technical jargon and mind-numbing statistics.
	www.harpercollins.co.uk /microsites/murray_walker/default.asp (305 words)

	"Murrayisms": Classic Murray Walker Quotes quiz -- free game
		Murray Walker explaining the points system for a rally event: "Rally points scoring is 20 for the fastest, 18 for the second fastest, right down to 6 points for the ________."
		This was a truly hilarious moment when Murray was commentating on a Monaco GP one year: "And there's a _______ appearing in the tunnel" (pause while he realises what he's just said) "Obvious, really as it has a roof".
		Murray, describing the situation as water pours through a leak onto the track in the tunnel: "...and that could be, to put it very mildly indeed, __________"
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=218284 (324 words)

	Bournemouth University \| News and Events \| Evening with Murray Walker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		During An Evening with Murray Walker, scheduled for Thursday, December 7, the University will welcome the man known for his distinctive and enthusiastic commentary of Formula 1 auto racing who captured the nation's imagination from the sport's early days in the 1950s through to 2001.
		Murray's 'day job' in advertising saw over three decades saw him build up a multi-million pound business around iconic campaigns like the Mars bar slogan 'A Mars a day helps you work, rest and play' which was created by his agency colleagues.
		Bournemouth University's An Evening with Murray Walker is the third in a series of such activities which aims to bring the community and university closer together.
	www.bournemouth.ac.uk /newsandevents/Events/octnovdec06/evening_murray_walker.html (503 words)

	Murray Walker Facts - Murray Walker Update (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The name Murray walker is known to all fans of motor sport Graeme Murray walker was born on 10 October, 1923 at his home in Birmingham.
		For as long as most people can remember, Murray walker fast, furious and very flippable was the voice Murray walker has had a great life, serving in the army, having.
		Murray walker your daughter is looking for you pictures top to bottom 1 there is no picture of Murray walker 2 Vivian Chadwick's mother, Gwyneth Karloff, in a war time photograph, and 3 Vivian.
	www.safe-walkers.info /murray-walker.html (710 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Murray Walker heads to Five Live
		Veteran Formula One commentator Murray Walker is to resume his career as part of BBC Radio Five Live's team.
		Walker, who began his commentating career in 1949, became famous for making memorable slip-ups during his time trackside, such as "with half the race gone, there is still half the race to go".
		Walker was retained by ITV and commentated until his retirement in 2001.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/4788766.stm (281 words)

	Murray Walker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Graeme Murray Walker, OBE (known as Murray Walker; born 10 October 1923 in Hall Green, Birmingham, England) is a Formula 1 (F1) motorsport commentator.
		He regularly made comments (known to many as Walkerisms or Murrayisms) in the heat of the moment that, upon analysis a moment later, were ridiculous; for example, as a car arrived for a pit stop during a race he once said "...I'll stop the startwatch!".
		In October 2005, it was announced that Walker would be returning to the microphone as the BBC's voice of the new Grand Prix Masters series.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Murray_Walker (1198 words)

	FOX Sports - F1 - Schumacher a good egg - Walker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Murray Walker has hailed the "unbeatable" achievements of Michael Schumacher and described the controversial German ace as "a good egg".
		Three years later Schumacher attempted a similar move on title rival Jacques Villeneuve but it backfired at the Canadian won the championship, but in the opinion of esteemed BBC commentator Walker he was a star off the track as well as on it.
		Walker has no doubt in his mind as to how Schumacher the driver should be remembered.
	msn.foxsports.com /motor/story/6089266 (577 words)

	World Of Kitsch \| Celebrity \| Murray Walker
		Bristish born Murray has been commentating on motor racing for many years.
		Murray as he is affectionately known, has commentated on motor racing for 51 years and for many of those years the formula 1 world championship.
		Murray takes a spin with a fan in an MG "He's obviously gone in for a wheel change.
	www.worldofkitsch.com /celebrity/walker_murray.html (154 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Murray Walker - Commentator Extraordinaire - A543052
		During his time as a commentator he covered almost every type of sport where an engine is involved, plus some without engines, from motorbikes to Formula One.
		Graeme Murray Walker was born on 10 October, 1923 at his home in Birmingham.
		Some of his bloopers have become famous in their own right, and some things he said, while not mistakes exactly, live on in legend.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/alabaster/A543052 (1503 words)

	Soup :: Murray Walker to retire
		The F-1 car racing world is recognizing that this weekend, at the F-1 car GP in Indianapolis, broadcaster Murray Walker will announce his last race.
		Walker is a legend in F-1 circles, having worked in that arena for several decades.
		Most of the car nerds don't know it, but Walker got his broadcasting start in bike racing, announcing races in the UK and later broadcasting them on the BBC.
	www.superbikeplanet.com /010925d_walker.htm (164 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When the man who made famous the catch phrase 'Unless I'm very much mistaken… I AM very much mistaken!!!' announced that he was retiring as ITV's Grand Prix commentator, the media reacted as if the sport itself was losing one of its biggest stars.
		An offer from the BBC to take over the commentary seat for their F1 broadcasts was too good to turn down, and it wasn't long before the infamous 'Murrayisms' enlivened a sport which until then had been shrouded in a cloak of unfathomable technical jargon and mind-numbing statistics.
		For more information on Murray Walker and a list of titles currently published click here.
	www.harpercollins.co.uk /books/default.aspx?id=22993 (364 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Murray Walker's Formula One Heroes: Books: Murray Walker,Simon Taylor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The book is written in an enthusiastic style and Simon Taylor has cleverly mimicked the enthusiasm of Murray Walker.
		It is a good start to learn about the history of the sport and the individual profiles are a good starting base to select the biographies for individual drivers.
		With delightful photographs and a detailed synopsis of the careers of each driver, Murray has completed a fine book that is a wonder to read.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Murray-Walkers-Formula-One-Heroes/dp/1852279184 (758 words)

	Walker, Murray Quotes Mistake : The King of Gaffes :)
		Walker, Murray may have Easter Eggs on our companion site Eeggs.com.
		Murray Walker is not the King of Gaffes.
		To those who criticize Murray, I would say, next time you watch the F1, turn the sound down, and commentate.
	www.slipups.com /items/11054.html (435 words)

	Murray Walker Returns \|\| Racing Bulls - Unofficial Red Bull Racing News and Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Murray Walker has admitted that he will be returning to the commentary box.
		Despite retiring at the end of the 2001 season, Murray will be returning as the voice of the GP Masters Series.
		Murray’s partnership with this series is the ultimate credibility endorsement and I am sure fans around the world will be rejoicing at today’s news.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s111/st84309.htm?fromrss=1 (820 words)

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