Trivia

Suffered a stroke in 1995, which initially affected his speech, although he made a full recovery after a year and presented other sports-related programmes such as "Dickie Davies' Sporting Heroes".

Following World of Sport's demise in the 1980s, Davies was still seen as an occasional presenter of such annual sporting events as the FA Cup, while also branching into gameshows with a sporting theme. More recently, he has worked as a DJ for the radio station, Classic FM.

Famous for his silver hair quiff, a feature parodied at the time by many comedians, in particular Benny Hill.

Debonair television linkman, best remembered as the presenter of ITV's now-defunct Saturday afternoon sports' showcase, World of Sport.

Twin sons Peter and Daniel born in 1963.

When he first began presenting World of Sport, he was also landlord of the The Globe public house in Andover. On a Saturday he would spend the day in the studio preparing for and presenting World of Sport (1964) and then would pull pints behind the bar in the evening.

Before his career as a television announcer, he spent seven years as a purser for the Cunard Line cruise company.