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{{short description|English sports commentator and television presenter}}
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{{Infobox sports announcerperson
| name = Brian Moore
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|02|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Benenden]], [[Kent]], [[England]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|09|01|1932|02|28|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Orpington]], [[Greater London]], [[England]]
| genreoccupation = [[Association =football|Football]] [[Sports commentator|Commentatorcommentator]] &and presenter
| sport spouse = [[Association{{marriage|Betty FootballCole|Football]]1955}}
| children = 2
}}
 
'''Brian Baden Moore''' (28 February 1932 – 1 September 2001) was an English sportsfootball commentator and television presenter who covered nine [[FIFA World CupsCup|World Cup]]s and more than 20twenty FA Cup finals.
 
==Early life==
Moore was born in [[Benenden]], [[Kent]]. After passing his [[eleven-plus]], andhe was educated at [[Cranbrook School Kent|Cranbrook School]], Kent, after passing his [[eleven-plus]] which was also the school of fellow commentators [[Peter West]] and [[Barry Davies]].
 
==Career==
Brian Moore began his career in newspapers. His first job, in 1954, was as a sub-editor on the monthly ''World Sports'' magazine. He thensubsequently worked for ''The Exchange Telegraph'' for two years before moving to ''[[The Times]]'' in 1958.
 
===Radio===
In 1961, Moore became a football commentator and presenter on [[BBC Radio]], and the Corporationcorporation's first football correspondent in 1963. Moore, [[Alan Clarke (sports commentator)|Alan Clarke]] and [[Maurice Edelston]] were behind the miccommentators for BBC Radio when [[England national football team|England]] won the [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 World Cup]]. Moore also covered the [[FA Cup Final]] from 1964 to 1967, and [[European Cup Winners' Cup]] victories for [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] (in 1963) and [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] (in 1965), and [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]'s [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] triumphvictory in 1967.
 
===London Weekend Television and ITV===
Shortly after that Moore moved to [[London Weekend Television]], which was buildingpreparing up tofor its launch on the ITV network in 1968. EnticedBrought acrossto the station by head of sport [[Jimmy Hill]], Moore would become synonymousremained with LWT and ITV Sport]] over the next three decades. Although ITV had covered League football before, the launch of ''[[The Big Match]]'' in 1968 began to garner the network a reputation as a respected alternative to the BBC.
 
In 1970, Moore was the host of ITV's World Cup coverage, when Moore and Hill presided over a month of panel-based coverage. [[Malcolm Allison]], [[Derek Dougan]], [[Pat Crerand]] and Bob McNab were nicknamed the "Midnight Cowboys" by the press due to the late-night kick off times. In subsequent years, [[Brian Clough]] also appeared frequently with Moore as a pundit on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]].
===First success===
Moore's first big ratings success came in 1970 as the host of ITV's highly innovative World Cup coverage. Although a panel of football experts was not entirely new, Moore and Hill presided over a month of football debate – and glorious action – that bristled with controversy and charisma. [[Malcolm Allison]], [[Derek Dougan]], [[Pat Crerand]] and [[Bob McNab]] (who joined the panel after England were eliminated from the tournament) were dubbed the "Midnight Cowboys" by the press, due to the late night kick-offs and viewers deserted the BBC in droves, the only time ITV have beaten the BBC when the two have gone head to head with the same live event. It set the standard for all TV football panels of the future. In subsequent years, outspoken manager [[Brian Clough]] would often be a pundit on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and developed a strong friendship with Moore.
 
Although he will primarily be remembered as a commentator, Moore also presented a number of flagshipother ITV Sport shows, including Saturday lunchtime preview ''[[On Thethe Ball (ITV television show)|On Thethe Ball]]'', Sunday highlights show ''[[The Big Match]]'' and ''Midweek Sports Special''.Brian He also presented ''Big League soccerSoccer'' in the 70's1970s and 80's1980s, whicha wasshow produced byin Thames international,England for broadcast in Australia and New Zealand. In the late 1970s he made a six-part documentary series for ITV, ''Brian Moore Meets...'', whichwith featuredguests the likes ofincluding [[Kevin Keegan]], [[Niki Lauda]] and [[Björn Borg]].▼
===Career outside of football===
▲Although he will primarily be remembered as a commentator, Moore presented a number of flagship ITV Sport shows including Saturday lunchtime preview ''[[On The Ball (ITV television show)|On The Ball]]'' and ''Midweek Sports Special''.Brian also presented Big League soccer in the 70's and 80's, which was produced by Thames international, for broadcast in Australia and New Zealand. In the late 1970s he made a six-part documentary series ''Brian Moore Meets...'' which featured the likes of [[Kevin Keegan]], [[Niki Lauda]] and [[Björn Borg]].
 
During thirty years at ITV, Moore commentated on European triumphstrophy wins by [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]. Moore's commentary of the winning goal in Aston Villa's [[1982 European Cup Final]] win over [[Bayern Munich]] is displayed on a giant banner across the North Stand of [[Villa Park]]:▼
 
{{cquote|[[Gary Shaw (footballer, born 1961)|Shaw]], [[Gary Williams (footballer, born 1960)|Williams]], prepared to venture down the left. There's a good ball played in for [[Tony Morley]]. Oh, it must be! It is! [[Peter Withe]]!!}}▼
==Accomplishments==
In his prime as a commentator Moore produced many magic moments. Perhaps his most famous line was "it's up for grabs now!" during the [[Liverpool 0–2 Arsenal (26 May 1989)|1989 league decider]] between [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], when [[Michael Thomas (footballer born 1967)|Michael Thomas]] scored a dramatic late goal to win Arsenal the title. He was also well known for using a stock phrase called "and it's in there!" to describe a goal.
 
HeMoore also covered the [[FA Cup Final]] onfor [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] every year from 1969 to 1988, and again in 1998., Brianas waswell also at the microphone atas six European Championships between 1972 and 1996, missing 1984 due to England's absence.▼
▲During thirty years at ITV, Moore commentated on European triumphs by [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]].
 
StrangelyMoore hepresented wasITV's not always at the heartcoverage of the action at the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]], working solely as presenter in 1970, 1974, 1978 and 1982. In 1986, he presented the coverage from London for most of the tournament, before flying out to commentate on the final. From 1990 to 1998, he commentated throughout the tournament, including England v Argentina in the second round, which Argentina won on penalties.▼
Brian Moore's commentary of the winning goal in Aston Villa's [[1982 European Cup Final]] win over [[Bayern Munich]] is displayed on a giant banner across the North Stand of [[Villa Park]]:
 
He retired as a commentator in 1998 after describing [[France national football team|France]]'s [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] [[1998 FIFA World Cup Final|final victory]] on at the [[Stade de France]] against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], but he continued to broadcast, presenting an interview programme for [[Sky Sports]] in 1999, and hosting programmes for [[BBC Radio Five5 Live]] and [[TalkSportTalksport]] in addition to his commentary on ''Gladiators''. His time on Talksport included hosting ''Inside the Boardroom'', where club chairmen and directors would joinjoined him in the studio andto fieldanswer phone-in questions from fansthe public.▼
▲{{cquote|[[Gary Shaw (footballer, born 1961)|Shaw]], [[Gary Williams (footballer, born 1960)|Williams]], prepared to venture down the left. There's a good ball played in for [[Tony Morley]]. Oh, it must be! It is! [[Peter Withe]]!!}}
 
In retirement he joined the team of readers for ''Bromley Talking Newspapers'', making weekly recordings for the blind of items takenstories from the local papers. His experience and microphone skills were obvious but he never played "the big man" and his presence was sadly missed when his illness meant he had to leave.▼
▲He also covered the [[FA Cup Final]] on [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] every year from 1969 to 1988 and again in 1998. Brian was also at the microphone at six European Championships between 1972 and 1996, missing 1984 due to England's absence.
 
▲Strangely he was not always at the heart of the action at the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]], working solely as presenter in 1970, 1974, 1978 and 1982. In 1986, he presented the coverage from London for most of the tournament, before flying out to commentate on the final. From 1990 to 1998 he commentated throughout the tournament, including England v Argentina in the second round, which Argentina won on penalties.
==Retirement==
▲He retired as a commentator in 1998 after describing [[France national football team|France]]'s [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] [[1998 FIFA World Cup Final|final victory]] on at the [[Stade de France]] against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], but he continued to broadcast, presenting an interview programme for [[Sky Sports]] in 1999, and hosting programmes for [[BBC Radio Five Live]] and [[TalkSport]] in addition to his commentary on ''Gladiators''. His time on Talksport included hosting ''Inside the Boardroom'', where club chairmen and directors would join him in the studio and field phone-in questions from fans.
 
▲In retirement he joined the team of readers for Bromley Talking Newspapers, making weekly recordings for the blind of items taken from the local papers. His experience and microphone skills were obvious but he never played "the big man" and his presence was sadly missed when his illness meant he had to leave.
 
==Personal life==
Moore married Betty Cole in 1955. They had two sons.
 
He was also a lifelong supporter of [[Gillingham F.C.]], and a director at the club for seven years. As a consequence he was the most popular choice to have a new stand at the club's [[Priestfield Stadium]] named after him. ▼
 
Moore suffered from serious heart problems in his later years and twice underwent life-saving surgery for blocked arteries. After the first health scare he became a regular churchgoer and a committed Christian. He died at the age of 69<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/brian-moore-9200921.html</ref> on the same day that [[England national football team|England]] beat [[Germany national football team|Germany]] 5–1 in [[Munich]] during the qualifying stages of the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]].▼
 
▲HeMoore was also a lifelong supporter of [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]], and served as a director at the club for seven years. As a consequence he was the most popular choice to have a newA stand at the club's [[Priestfield Stadium]] is named after him.
During his eulogy at Moore's funeral, close friend [[Norman Giller]] said:
 
▲Moore suffered from serious heart problems in his later yearslife and twice underwent life-saving surgery for blocked arteries. After the first health scare, he became a regular churchgoer and a committed Christian. He died at the age of 69<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/brian-moore-9200921.html</ref> on 1 September 2001, the same day that [[England national football team|England]] beat [[Germany national football team|Germany]] 5–1 in [[Munich]] during the qualifying stages of the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/brian-moore-9200921.html |title = Brian Moore {{!}} The Independent {{!}} The Independent| website=[[Independent.co.uk]] | date=2 September 2001 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=2001-09-01 |title=Brian Moore dies |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/sep/02/newsstory.sport9 |access-date=2024-07-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
{{quote|"Brian was a refined, modest man whose next boast would have been his first. Yet he had much to boast about, a supreme commentator, consummate broadcaster, and, above all, a caring, considerate human being, loyal colleague and devoted family man. A bright light has gone out on the worlds of sport and broadcasting."}}
 
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