Kent Walton 1939, he joined the Royal Air Force, serving in Bomber Command as a radio operator and front gunner. He acquired his accent mixing with Canadian airmen. After the end of the war he returned to acting before commentating on tennis and football. He made his television wrestling commentary debut on the ITV network in November 1955, a job he kept for 33 years. At its peak in the 1970s, ITV's wrestling coverage, on "World of Sport", could command up to 12 million between the football half-time and full-time results (4–4.40pm) on Saturdays. Although fans of ITV's wrestling coverage reportedly included
Gerald Williams (tennis commentator) Gerald Williams (tennis commentator) Gerald Williams (24 June 1929 – 21 January 2016) was a British tennis commentator and journalist. Williams wrote for the "Croydon Advertiser" and the "Daily Mail". Williams presented the nightly round-up of Wimbledon coverage on BBC television for ten years with Des Lynam. Williams was born in Surrey and would spend his teenage years in Llangynog in Carmarthenshire and Croydon in south London. Williams studied at Carmarthen Grammar School and would join the "Croydon Advertiser" after school, becoming the sports editor of the newspaper after a few years. Williams would subsequently work join the "Daily Mail"