Newbon, Bloody Hell: A Life in Sports Broadcasting

Gary Newbon, a sports broadcaster, has spent fifty years in close proximity to legends, interviewing and befriending them. His memoir, "The Man Who Was There," tells the stories of these people and how they felt and thought during pivotal sporting moments of the past half-century, including the Hand of God goal and the Munich massacre.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 16 November 2023
Publisher: Biteback Publishing

Over the past fifty years, Gary Newbon has established himself as an icon of sports broadcasting. He interviewed Sir Alex Ferguson after Manchester United clinched a historic treble in 1999. He was in the ring when Gerald McClellan collapsed after suffering life-changing injuries in his fight with Nigel Benn. Nigel Mansell was his neighbour. This is the tale of a man who has spent his life in close proximity to legends; he interviewed them, befriended them, and shared their defining moments until he became part of the DNA of Britains sporting history. Many of his interviews are still used in TV shows today.

In his highly anticipated memoir, Newbon tells all. Encompassing a plethora of anecdotes that reveal the depth and wit of figures such as Brian Clough, Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, and many others, this book considers how these people felt and thought during the pivotal sporting moments of the past half-century. From the Hand of God goal to the Munich massacre, Gary Newbon was there for it all. This, for the first time, is his story.

Weight: 518g
Dimension: 161 x 243 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781785908163