Les Murray (broadcaster)

This article is about the sports broadcaster. For the poet, see Les Murray (poet).

Les Murray
AM
Born
László Ürge

(1945-11-05)5 November 1945
Pápa, Kingdom of Hungary
Died31 July 2017(2017-07-31) (aged 71)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityHungarian Australian
Occupation(s)Broadcaster, sports journalist, analyst
Years active1971–2014
Children2
The native form of this personal name is Ürge László. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Les James Murray AM (born László Ürge [ˈyrɡæ ˈlaːsloː]; 5 November 1945[1] – 31 July 2017) was a Hungarian-born Australian sports journalist, association football (soccer) broadcaster and analyst. He was the host of The World Game on SBS television, retiring in July 2014,[2] and has been inducted into the FFA's Football Hall of Fame.

As the country's most prominent TV presenter of football, Murray played a major role in the sport's growing popularity in Australia beginning in the 1980s.[3][4] Murray coined the phrase "the world game", which later became the title of SBS's football programme.[citation needed]

  1. ^ NAA: A2478/19 URGE J/BOX 158, Non-British European migrant selection documents, National Archives of Australia
  2. ^ "Les Murray – End of an Era". Theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ^ Les Murray, AM – a refugee kid who became Australia’s face of football Archived 21 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Refugee Council of Australia media release, June 2008
  4. ^ Brunch – Les Murray (Mr Football) at 702 ABC Radio Sydney, 22 June 2008