Maurice Edelston (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Maurice Edelston (27 April 1918 - 30 January 1976) was a British footballer, who later became a sports commentator. Born in Hull, England, he was son of the Hull City footballer Joe Edelston. At the age of 18, he played in the football tournament in the 1936 Berlin Olympics for Great Britain. He played League football with Fulham and Brentford and in 1939 he was signed Reading where his father was manager, and played for them successfully as an inside forward until 1952. Although an amateur, he played unofficial wartime internationals for England. He finished his football career at Northampton Town in 1953. Around the late 1950s he went into broadcasting and was a regular BBC radio commentator by 1960. During the 1960s he also commentated for BBC television and Southern Television. Although most of his commentaries were on football, he also covered tennis, especially Wimbledon.