Legendary sports commentator Mike Gibson, passed away this morning.

Gibbo, as he was affectionately known, was the innagural host of Wide World of Sports alongside Ian Chappell. He was also a respected mentor to a gaggle of journalists at the Daily Telegraph and had more recently been the host of the popular Back Page program alongside a comedian who famously parodied him on The Wired World of Sports, Billy Birmingham.

Known not only for his love of sports, but also for being a good sport himself, Mike Gibson will be missed by the sporting world, and by those who enjoyed his 'everyman' approach to sportcasting.

Vale Mike Gibson.