Education
University of Glasgow.
University of Glasgow.
He had a Doctorate in Sports Journalism from Stirling University. Born in Glasgow, Crampsey was a widely respected pundit on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Scotland"s Sportsound from 1987 until retiring in 2001. He was also a mainstay of STV"s Scotsport.
Crampsey was the author and editor of the Now You Know column of the Glasgow Evening Times, where he would answer sporting questions submitted by readers, until 2006.
He followed this up eight years later by reaching the semi-finals of Mastermind, choosing the American Civil War as his specialist subject. He was also an associate of the Royal College of Music and a keen fan of Somerset County Cricket Club.
He served in the Royal Air Force from 1952 to 1955. Crampsey died on 27 July 2008 after a long illness, aged 78.
Bob had the sharpest mind of anyone I have ever known.
He was a genius. lieutenant was such a joy working with him. If anything historical ever came up during a programme, Bob could describe not only the match in question, but name the referee and give the size of the crowd.
He was a real football manitoba
Once when we were on a flight to Wales to cover an Aberdeen match, I kept throwing topics at him, just to see how broad his knowledge was. He could give a discourse for 10 minutes on any subject I cared to mention. First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond responded to the news of Crampsey"s death: Bob Crampsey was an extraordinary manitoba
A legend in broadcasting and in Scottish football with an encyclopaedic, unrivalled knowledge of the Scottish game.
I last met him at a fundraiser and it was quite incredible that despite his recent illness his memory and grasp of Scottish football was truly outstanding. Many of us grew up with Bob so he will be greatly missed by all lovers of the game in Scotland.
My sympathy goes out to his family.