#Bit by bit, your childhood fades away ... Kent Walton - Kent Walton, the former wrestling commentator on World of Sport who died on Sunday aged 86, was instantly recognisable from his husky welcome at 4 o'clock each Saturday afternoon: "Greetings, grapple fans."
Simon Garfield's The Wrestling is a terrific little book - an informal history cum memoir of British TV wrestling - that I'd recommend to anyone who can hear Kent saying "Have a good week, til next week".
wunderwoman said some of us remember him as a disc jockey.......... [added 5th Sep 2003]
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