Tributes last night poured in for veteran sports broadcaster and writer Bob Crampsey, who has died following a long battle with Parkinson's disease.

Bob Crampsey spoke at the Hawks Dinner when it was held at Ibrox


THE HERALD REPORTS

The Scotsport pundit, columnist and author was 78.

Mr Crampsey, from Glasgow, worked at BBC Radio Scotland from 1987 to 2001 and was well known for his Now You Know column in the Evening Times, sister paper of The Herald.

Fellow pundit Chick Young said he was "devastated". He added: "I adored him - but it is a national disgrace that those who hand out the honours did not give him the recognition he deserved."

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The Glasgow University graduate, was a musician, historian and linguist. In 1965 he won the BBC's Brain of Britain competition.

Ken MacQuarrie, controller of BBC Scotland, said: "He was a wonderful broadcaster and a wonderful writer. He will be greatly missed."

His early career was in teaching. Sunday Herald columnist Tom Shields, who was taught by Mr Crampsey, said: "It is a tribute to Bob Crampsey's stamina and work ethic that he managed a career as a broadcaster and writer in tandem with a devotion and unstinting commitment to his day job as a teacher."

This article was originally posted on 28-Jul-2008, 18:21 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 28-Jul-2008, 21:31.