10 Facts About Jackie Fullerton

On 6 August 1966, Ballymena United were the visitors when Jackie Fullerton became Cliftonville's first ever used substitute at Solitude.

Jackie Fullerton's presenting career began in 1973 as a reporter and presenter for Ulster Television.

Jackie Fullerton was invited to work for the station by station controller Sidney Perry after participating in a penalty competition for the Sportscast programme and became the main sports anchor on UTV's evening magazine programme, Good Evening Ulster.

Jackie Fullerton disclosed the controversy caused by rumours of an affair with Good Evening Ulster presenting colleague Gloria Hunniford, which were untrue.

Jackie Fullerton moved from Ulster Television to BBC Northern Ireland in 1992.

Rumours circulated at the time that Jackie Fullerton had been approached by the network to commentate on their coverage of Northern Ireland games.

In 2008, Jackie Fullerton interviewed Northern Ireland international David Healy on the footballer's DVD, David Healy, The Talisman.

Jackie Fullerton is married with three sons: Darren, Nicky and Gareth, who are all sports journalists themselves.

Jackie Fullerton was appointed MBE in 2010 for his services to sports journalism and his wide-ranging service to the community.

Jackie Fullerton's uncle Alex Russell was a footballer who played for Linfield and earned one cap for the Northern Ireland national team.