Fred Cogley
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Fred Cogley | |
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Born | |
Died | 14 June 2017 Terenure, Dublin, Ireland | (aged 82)
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation | Sports broadcaster |
Years active | 1950–1999 |
Employer | RTÉ |
Television | |
Spouse | Madeleine Cogley |
Children | 4 |
Fred Cogley (27 June 1934 – 14 June 2017) was an Irish sports commentator and TV presenter who worked for the Raidió Éireann and later Raidió Teilifís Éireann for 49 years. He covered eleven Summer Olympic Games from 1952 to 1996 and twelve football World Cups, however, Cogley was best known as the "voice of rugby".[1]
Cogley was the grandson of theatre impresario Daisy Bannard Cogley.[2] His father, Mitchel Cogley, was sports editor of the Irish Press and the Irish Independent.[3]
References
- ^ McMahon, Áine (14 June 2017). "Ex-RTÉ sports broadcaster Fred Cogley dies at age 82". Irish Times. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "RTÉ broadcaster and voice of Irish rugby". The Irish Times. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ https://www.dib.ie/biography/bannard-cogley-daisy-a10249
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