Whispering Ted Lowe dead at 90

[astroron]

Fans of the Snooker program "Pot Black" will be sad to hear of the death of Whispering Ted Lowe at 90 years old.:(
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/snooker/13253010.stm
RIP Ted

[koputai]

That's sad. I grew up watching Pot Black and listening to Whispering Ted.

[erick]

That's sad news.

And I think he has a clear shot on the pink now.

[acropolite]

Sad news, I often mentioned his name when banging the balls around the table.

[pvelez]

I imagine you do so in a hushed tone

Pete

[pvelez]

My favourite memory of Ted is from an old Bloopers program. He is heard to say that, having potted a difficult red, a player is now moving on to the blue ball. And then he adds as an aside:

"For those of you without colour television, thats the one behind the pink (ball)"

A classic!

Pete