Richard John Gwynne, an English teacher, sports pundit, and reporter, lived from 23 April 1945 until 9 July 2022.
He relocated to Manchester in 1957 after leaving his 1945 Shropshire birthplace. After graduating from Chorlton Grammar School, he entered the teaching profession. At Moston Brook High School in Manchester, he oversaw the English department and served as Deputy Housemaster (Fisher).
In Greater Manchester, Denton and Reddish are represented by his son Andrew, a Labour politician.
He has followed Manchester City F.C. his entire life. On July 9, 2022, he passed away from cancer at the age of 77.
In Manchester, Gwynne’s first job was as a teacher. Gwynne was a toastmaster and after-dinner speaker. Additionally, he oversaw regional darts competitions and MC’d darts exhibitions in the Manchester region. He began serving as the announcer for Lancashire County Cricket Club at the beginning of the 2019 campaign.
He spent 31 years penning “The Mancunian Way,” a monthly column for Darts World Magazine (formerly known as Piccadilly Line), and at one point, he was in charge of “ghostwriting” Wayne Mardle’s column, Wayne’s World, in the same publication. He spent close to 30 years covering regional darts in the North West newspapers as well. In 2011, he gave up both.
In order to prevent the extinction of the log-end dartboard, he formed the Manchester Superleague and the Manchester Log-End Federation, both of which he served as chairman.
He provided commentary for the Six-a-Side World Cup competitions held by the International Socca Federation.
In collaboration with David Mitchell and with a preface written by Jeff Stelling, he released his autobiography, “Soccer Satisfied,” in September 2020.
How Did John Gwynne Die?
John Gwynne died of Cancer, an illness in which aberrant cells divide uncontrolled and damage bodily tissue. John Gwynne, who had previously worked as a pundit and presenter for Sky Sports Darts, passed away at the age of 77 after a long fight against cancer.
