Brian Marjoribanks

Brian Marjoribanks (22 July 1942 – 9 August 2024) was a Scottish footballer, actor, and BBC Scotland sports presenter.

Brian Marjoribanks

Personal information
Date of birth	(1942-07-22)22 July 1942
Place of birth	Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death	9 August 2024(2024-08-09) (aged 82)
Place of death	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Youth career
	Airth Castle Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1963	Hibernian[1]	5	(3)
1963–1964	Heart of Midlothian[2]	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life and career

Marjoribanks was born in Falkirk, Scotland on 22 July 1942.^[3] He trained as an actor at the Edinburgh College of Speech and Drama (now Queen Margaret University).

Marjoribanks played for Hibernian in the early 1960s. He scored a goal on his debut for Hibs, an Edinburgh derby against Hearts at Tynecastle.^[3][4] He then joined Hearts in 1963, playing for their reserve team during the 1963–64 season.^[2]

He retired from playing football in 1964, aged 21, to pursue a career in acting^[3] and he appeared in the BBC medical drama Dr Finlay's Casebook and the soap opera United!.^[5] He was a regular presenter for BBC Scotland radio (Sportsound) and television (Sportscene) until 1983,^[3][5] when he was appointed to a role with the Independent Television Commission.^[3] He was later a director of STV.^[3]

Marjoribanks died after a brief illness at Son Espases Hospital in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on 9 August 2024. He was 82.^[3]