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Growing up, Dennis Cometti was my hero. In the flesh, he was the main event
In a cupboard somewhere, my dad has a dusty camcorder tape of six-year-old me holding a toy microphone and pretending to be the great man.
- Gareth Parker
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A JFK assassination buff: The quirks and keys to the legendary Dennis Cometti
Cometti’s passing is a moment to reflect on how history is made, not only by athletes, but by those who consecrate and capture the essence of what we have seen, who make it special.
- Jake Niall
Zempilas leads WA tributes for broadcasting icon Dennis Cometti
Zempilas first met Cometti around his late teens when he was playing WAFL at West Perth where the now Opposition Leader expressed interest in becoming a broadcaster like Cometti.
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‘He made footballers famous’: Bruce McAvaney’s tribute after beloved caller Dennis Cometti dies at 76
Cometti was long regarded as one of the doyens of sports commentary, especially AFL.
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Dennis Cometti cracked many famous jokes, but there’s only one I would chisel on his tombstone
Just 76 years old, Dennis Cometti was so loved, so full of life. Has there been a more widely loved sports commentator in the history of our country?
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