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Hill, Jimmy

LC control no.n 79051278
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingHill, Jimmy
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Variant(s)Hill, James William Thomas, 1928-2015
Birth date1928-07-22
Death date2015-12-19
Place of birthBalham (London, England)
Field of activitySoccer Television broadcasting of sports
Profession or occupationSportscasters Soccer players Soccer managers Sports executives
Found inHis Great soccer stars, 1978: t.p. (Jimmy Hill)
Who's who on television, 1982 (Jimmy Hill, born 22 July 1928)
Telegraph WWW site, viewed Dec. 23, 2015 (Jimmy Hill; James William Thomas Hill was born in Balham, south London, on July 22 1928; died December 19 2015; will be best remembered as presenter of Match of the Day and as an opinionated football analyst for the BBC for 25 years; he was also one of the chief architects of the modern game in Britain; had worked in every capacity in football - as a player, administrator, manager, chairman, commentator, even emergency linesman)
Associated languageeng