Archibald Macpherson was born on 1934 and is a Scottish football commentator and author.
15 Facts About Archie Macpherson
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Archie Macpherson has been commentating on Scottish football, on radio and television, for over four decades.
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Archie Macpherson was born and raised in the Shettleston area of Glasgow.
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Archie Macpherson's father had played as a centre forward for Shettleston, Dalry Thistle and Largs Thistle.
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Archie Macpherson achieved a BA in Education and was a teacher in North Lanarkshire in the late 1950s.
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Archie Macpherson has worked for the BBC, STV, Eurosport, Setanta Sports, Radio Clyde and Talksport although he initially struggled to gain a foothold in broadcasting.
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Archie Macpherson continued to work as a teacher until 1969 when he joined the BBC on a full-time basis and remained with the corporation until 1990.
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Archie Macpherson has made his own personal appearances within Scottish popular culture.
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Archie Macpherson once appeared on Rikki Fulton's Scotch and Wry being mistaken for former University Challenge host Bamber Gascoigne.
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Archie Macpherson was a regular figure of the BBC TV network's sport coverage.
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Archie Macpherson appeared on Grandstand to round up the Scottish football league results and presented some sports bulletins for Breakfast Time when Bob Wilson or David Icke were off.
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Archie Macpherson's popularity saw him elected as Rector of the University of Edinburgh in 1985, defeating Teddy Taylor, Margo MacDonald and Richard Demarco.
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Archie Macpherson was recognised at the 2005 Scottish BAFTA ceremony, picking up a prize for a "Special Contribution to Scottish Broadcasting".
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Archie Macpherson became famous for his appearances on STV's Scotsport, which aired highlights from the Scottish Premier League on Monday nights during the football season, until its axe in 2008.
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Two years later, Archie Macpherson published his latest book on sport: "Touching the Heights: Personal Portraits of Scottish Sporting Greats", which was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year 2022.