Kenneth Wolstenholme

Kenneth Wolstenholme

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Kenneth Wolstenholme, DFC & Bar (17 July 1920 – 25 March 2002) was an English football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s. In the final moments of the 1966 FIFA World Cup, he said "some people are on the pitch...they think it's all over....it is now!" as Geoff Hurst scored England's fourth goal. The phrase has become part of British popular culture.

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Kenneth Wolstenholme was born on Saturday, 17 July 1920 in Worsley, Lancashire. They were best known as a pilot. Wolstenholme's country of citizenship (nationality) was British. They died on Monday, 25 March 2002 in Torquay, Devon, England at the age of 81. Their zodiac star sign were Cancer.

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25 March 2002
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Torquay, Devon, England
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Football commentator and presenter
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Kenneth Wolstenholme is known for their role in the TV series Wogan (1982) as Self.

They are also known for their role in the TV series Celebrity Squares (1975) as Self.

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