Sports commentator Hans Jucker dies unexpectedly
Just a few days after his retirement, legendary commentator Hans Jucker passed away unexpectedly at the age of 65. The host died of a heart attack on Saturday morning.
Hans Jucker worked for Swiss television for around 46 years. He mainly commentated on cycling, horse riding and boxing. Hans Jucker was a commentator at 13 Olympic Games (Sarajevo 1984 to Beijing 2008). In the 1980s and 1990s, he was also the television voice for numerous women's ski races. Hans Jucker made his debut as a freelancer for Swiss television in 1965. His last live appearance was at the end of January this year at the CSI Zurich.
The Swiss sports and media scene has lost a charismatic commentator in Hans Jucker, Urs Leutert, Head of Sport at Swiss Radio and Television (SRF), was quoted as saying in a press release. Jucker was a cult figure in the sports journalists' guild. His comments about "Schissponys", the "dumme huere Ruderer" or the confusion of ski racer Peter Müller with Pirmin Zurbriggern, which were not intended for the television audience, also became cult.
(Image: SRF/Oscar Alessio)
