Death of legendary broadcaster Bill O'Herlihy
May 25, 2015
The late Bill O'Herlihy.
©INPHO/Donall Farmer.
Irish sport is mourning the death of former RTE broadcaster Bill O'Herlihy at the age of 76.
The popular Cork native brought the curtain down on a 49-year broadcasting career after last summer's World Cup in Brazil. He began his career in journalism as a 16-year-old with the Cork Examiner newspaper and went on to cover 10 Olympic Games and 10 World Cups after joining RTE in 1965.
In 1973, he founded the O'Herlihy Communications Group, a public relations company.
Though best known as the anchor of RTE's soccer coverage, Mr O'Herlihy co-presented the very first Sunday Game with Galway man Jim Carney in 1979.
He died this morning after attending last night's IFTA Awards in Dublin.
May he rest in peace.
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