Former RTE sports commentator Jimmy Magee has passed away following a lengthy illness.
‘The Memory Man’ who joined RTE in 1956 commentated on 11 Olympic Games and 12 World Cups.
Magee began his career working as a broadcaster on RTE Radio, he also wrote for the Sunday World later in his career.
People say "different class" was Jimmy Magee greatest moment but for me this was his crowning moment https://t.co/QPAQFje0k5
— Liam Aherne (@laherne84) September 20, 2017
As his previous employers put it, Magee was simply different class.
He was simply #DifferentClass. pic.twitter.com/h0g0pCoUfU
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) September 20, 2017
Watch below as Magee selects his all-time Limerick eleven. Video courtesy of RTE Sport.
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