David Fordham RIP

[barbarian]

Djuro Sen just tweeted that David Fordham died today aged 62.

Terrible shame, good commentator and great servant of the game.

 

[Jets]

POPULAR Brisbane-based sports commentator David Fordham has died after a battle with prostate cancer.

Fordham, 62, had previously battled the disease, undergoing a quadruple by-pass surgery and chemotherapy.

He also battled Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia and underwent a bone marrow transplant.

Fordham was a renowned commentator for the seven and ten networks, having covered for Olympics and four Commonwealth Games.

He also covered three Rugby World Cups and other major sporting events including Kangaroo tours, Test matches State of Origins, Davis Cup tennis and Presidents Cup golf and Australian Open tennis and golf.

He also hosted Sportsworld and sportscene for the Seven network and was a former director of the Queensland Academy of Sport.

The Australian Olympic Committee awarded Fordham an Order of Merit, it's highest honour and he was also awarded an Australian Sports Medal for services to sport.

 

[happyjack]

Have known him for over 20 years. Had a great love of Rugby (and all sport). Was a great MC at functions, especially if you were hiring him professionally. A great loss and another person who was robbed of the joy of later life. Thoughts are with his family.

 

[wamberal]

Bugger. I worked with David in the sixties. Nice guy. Sad that he has left us. RIP.

 

[daz]

"POPULAR Brisbane-based sports commentator David Fordham has died after a battle with prostate cancer.

Fordham, 62, had previously battled the disease, undergoing a quadruple by-pass surgery and chemotherapy.

He also battled Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia and underwent a bone marrow transplant."


Christ. The poor bloke was really up against it. Best regards and wishes to his family.

 

[Knuckles]

such a shame. He was a great lover of Aussie sport. I also believe that for a short time at end of 80's early 90's he may have been Wally Lewis' manager for a while.

 

[triplet]

Nice fella. My wife and I were at the All Blacks v Wallabies in Dunedin 2001 and he walked past us. Realising we were Wallabies supporters he stopped and started a conversation with us pre-match for about ten minutes. He really did come across as nice as he came across on telly, very genuine and we were stoked.

 

[Garry Owen]

I must admit, at the time he took over the main commentary reigns, it was at the expense of the voice of rugby, Gordon Bray. So initially, I wasn't his biggest fan. But Fordo oversaw a golden period of Wallaby rugby, and I certainly grew to enjoy his calls. But when he went back to being a news reader, was I alone in saying that I felt betrayed? When you become a rugby caller, it's for life fella. Anyway, Fordo, we raise a glass this weekend, ....and a winfield.