Gerry McNee

Gerald McNee is a Scottish football journalist, who made his name in the Scottish football press with the Scottish Daily Express and Daily Star in the 1970s. He was also a match commentator from 1974 to 2004.[1][2] McNee also wrote several books about Celtic.[3] He was nicknamed 'The voice of football' by Scotsport, for whom he commentated.

McNee also wrote In the Footsteps of the Quiet Man: The Inside Story of the Cult Film, a book about the film The Quiet Man. The book is described as "a revealing and touching account of when Hollywood came to beautiful Connemara in the West of Ireland."[4]

While a sports writer with the Daily Star, McNee had a dispute with Celtic manager Billy McNeill.[3][5]

McNee retired from broadcasting at the end of the 2003–04 season.[1]

Works

  • And You'll Never Walk Alone 1972, ISBN 0901311375
  • A Million Miles for Celtic - An Autobiography Stanley Paul, 1982, ISBN 978-0091502409
  • In the Footsteps of the Quiet Man: The Inside Story of the Cult Film Mainstream Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-1845964177
  • A Lifetime in Paradise: The Jimmy McGrory Story Irnwurks Media, 2013

References

  1. ^ a b "Gerry McNee to bow out after Old Firm game". The Herald. 8 May 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ^ "McNee covers his last football match". pressgazette.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b Douglas Lowe (15 September 1980). "Celtic manager faces club's fine after scuffle". The Herald. Glasgow.
  4. ^ "Penguin Books' description of in the Footsteps of the Quiet Man".
  5. ^ Allan Laing (15 October 1980). "Celtic board reprimands McNeill again". The Herald. Glasgow.


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