Gubba spent decades working as a commentator with the BBC, but recently found new fame as the voice of ITV's Dancing on Ice.

He passed away following a short illness.

The Blackpool-born commentator started out in local papers before getting a job with the Daily Mirror, then moved to the BBC in 1972 where he worked as a commentator and presenter on shows including Match of the Day, Grandstand and Sportsnight.

Though football made up the bulk of his work, he was an all-rounder who also commentated on sports including hockey, table tennis, golf, darts, ski jumping and of course ice skating.

He also commentated on every Olympic Games from 1972 to 2012 and every World Cup from 1974 to 2006.

In recent years it was his work on Dancing on Ice which made him famous, however. He was originally recommended for the job by Jane Torvill and Christopher Dean - who he commentated on during their glory years in the 1980s - but turned the job down twice before accepting.

He never looked back after that, calling the show, "the most fun programme I’ve ever worked on."

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