Fred Cogley Explained

Fred Cogley
Birth Date:1934 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Terenure, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Occupation:Sports broadcaster
Years Active:1950–1999
Employer:RTÉ
Spouse:Madeleine Cogley
Children:4

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ex-RTÉ sports broadcaster Fred Cogley dies at age 82. Irish Times. 15 June 2017. 14 June 2017. Áine. McMahon.
  2. News: RTÉ broadcaster and voice of Irish rugby . 20 January 2022 . The Irish Times . 24 July 2017 . en.
  3. https://www.dib.ie/biography/bannard-cogley-daisy-a10249