Presenting: Match of the Day Football comment: "They think it's all over"
Military career
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Air Force
Years of service
1939–45
Rank
Acting Squadron leader
Awards
DFC & Bar
Kenneth Wolstenholme, DFC & Bar (17 July 1920 – 25 March 2002) was an English football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best remembered for his commentary during the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final; in the closing minutes, Wolstenholme commented on a series of pitch invaders as Geoff Hurst dribbled down the pitch before scoring, saying "some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over!" The phrase has become deeply embedded in British popular culture. As Hurst proceeded to score, Wolstenholme added: 'It is now!'
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United Kingdom
Royal Air Force
Acting Squadron leader
DFC & Bar