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Gordon Bray

Gordon Bray, Australian journalist and sportscaster

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Born
June 23, 1949
Age in 2026
77
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1949

About Gordon Bray

Gordon Timothy Bray is an Australian sports commentator and sports journalist. He is colloquially known as "The Voice of Rugby". In 2000 Gordon Bray was awarded an Australian Sports Medal for his services as a sports commentator which included Australia's twin Rugby World Cup wins in 1991 and 1999, via television broadcasting. On 12 December 2021, Gordon Bray was inducted to the Sydney Cricket Ground Media Hall of Honour, added to the inaugural 15 media personalities who were first celebrated in 2014. Bray has covered 12 Summer and Winter Olympic Games and in 1976 at Montreal introduced the first "live" overseas colour sporting transmission into Australia for the combined Australian Television commentary team.

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Gordon Bray timeline

  1. Bray has covered 12 Summer and Winter Olympic Games and in 1976 at Montreal introduced the first "live" overseas colour sporting transmission into Australia for the combined Australian Television commentary team.
  2. In 2000 Gordon Bray was awarded an Australian Sports Medal for his services as a sports commentator which included Australia's twin Rugby World Cup wins in 1991 and 1999, via television broadcasting.
  3. On 12 December 2021, Gordon Bray was inducted to the Sydney Cricket Ground Media Hall of Honour, added to the inaugural 15 media personalities who were first celebrated in 2014.

The world when Gordon Bray was born

Gordon Bray was born in 1949. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1949

  • #1 song"Riders in the Sky" – Vaughn Monroe
  • Top movieAll the King's Men
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
  • Best-selling bookThe Egyptian - Mika Waltari

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis retires from boxing as undefeated heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineNATO established
  • Technology milestoneFirst stored-program computer runs its first program
  • Defining fadSilly Putty
  • Notable inventionSilly Putty
  • World population2.52 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (BAA)
  • U.S. population149.2M

1949 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gordon Bray's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19492026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,400$435,000
Average income$5,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.46$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population149.2M341 million

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