To the millions of football fans who tuned in to listen to his instantly recognisable commentary on television or radio for over half a century, he was simply known as ‘Motty’ – sheepskin coat and all.
Yet when the then fledgling broadcaster John Motson, who has died aged 77, turned up at Edgar Street on February 5 1972, he had little idea of just where his distinguished career would go on to take him – 29 FA Cup finals and 10 World Cups, not to mention all the other domestic, European and England international matches along the way.
