Career
He came from a Scottish family but was actually born in Yarmouth in Norfolk, England. He was Editor of Match of the Day at the British Broadcasting Corporation for some years. Foreign several years up to 1974 he presented the "Football Preview" slot on Grandstand on a Saturday, previewing the day"s matches.
This was later to evolve into Football Focus.
This was seen as a display of ignorance since Raith Rovers play in the town of Kirkcaldy. There is however a Raith district of Kirkcaldy but this dates from long after the foundation of the team
Leitch died suddenly from a heart attack in London in 1980 at the age of 53.
