I have just heard this evening (Thur 21st) that former BBC tennis commentator and pundit Gerald Williams (remember his TV partnership at Wimbledon with Des Lynam) has passed away aged 86.
Gerry's connection with Palace is that for a number of years in the 1950s he was a sports reporter with the Croydon Advertiser and covered many many Palace matches. Certainly he reported on the first ever floodlit friendly at Selhurst Park against Chelsea in September 1953.
In my opinion he set the standard that John Matthews and David McClelland followed for reporting on Palace for the Advertiser. I was also fortunate to briefly meet him when Palace played at Swansea in 2009 - I assume he had retired to his native Wales.
I had also heard (and would therefore like confirmed) that he was also once a matchday announcer over the tannoy at Selhurst Park.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time.
Gerry's connection with Palace is that for a number of years in the 1950s he was a sports reporter with the Croydon Advertiser and covered many many Palace matches. Certainly he reported on the first ever floodlit friendly at Selhurst Park against Chelsea in September 1953.
In my opinion he set the standard that John Matthews and David McClelland followed for reporting on Palace for the Advertiser. I was also fortunate to briefly meet him when Palace played at Swansea in 2009 - I assume he had retired to his native Wales.
I had also heard (and would therefore like confirmed) that he was also once a matchday announcer over the tannoy at Selhurst Park.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time.
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