Fred Cogley

Fred Cogley (27 June 1934 – 14 June 2017) was an Irish sports commentator and TV presenter who worked for the Raidió Éireann and later Raidió Teilifís Éireann for 49 years. He covered eleven Summer Olympic Games from 1952 to 1996 and twelve football World Cups, however, Cogley was best known as the "voice of rugby".^[1]

Fred Cogley
Born	(1934-06-27)27 June 1934 Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland
Died	14 June 2017(2017-06-14) (aged 82) Terenure, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Occupation	Sports broadcaster
Years active	1950–1999
Employer	RTÉ
Television	Sports Stadium
Spouse	Madeleine Cogley
Children	4

Cogley was the grandson of theatre impresario Daisy Bannard Cogley.^[2] His father, Mitchel Cogley, was sports editor of the Irish Press and the Irish Independent.^[3]