. . . . . . . . . . . "1942"^^ . . . . . . . . "627446"^^ . . . . . . . "Desmond Michael Lynam, OBE (born 17 September 1942) is an Irish-born television and radio presenter. In a broadcasting career spanning more than forty years, he has hosted television coverage of many of the world's major sporting events, presenting Grandstand, Match of the Day, Wimbledon, the Grand National, Sportsnight, the World Cup and Olympic Games, as well as presenting non-sporting programmes such as Holiday, How Do They Do That? and Countdown."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1120598044"^^ . . "Desmond Michael Lynam"@en . "Best Sports Presenter"@en . . . . . . . . . "Desmond Michael Lynam"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Des Lynam"@en . . . . . . "Des Lynam"@en . . "1942-09-17"^^ . . "Desmond Michael Lynam, OBE (born 17 September 1942) is an Irish-born television and radio presenter. In a broadcasting career spanning more than forty years, he has hosted television coverage of many of the world's major sporting events, presenting Grandstand, Match of the Day, Wimbledon, the Grand National, Sportsnight, the World Cup and Olympic Games, as well as presenting non-sporting programmes such as Holiday, How Do They Do That? and Countdown."@en . . . . . . . "15873"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Susan Skinner"@en . . . . ""@en . . . . . . . . . "1998"^^ . . . . "1968"^^ . . . . "Rosemary Diamond"@en . . . . . "1"^^ . . "1968"^^ . "528207"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Des Lynam"@en . . . . . "Ennis, County Clare, Ireland"@en . . . . . . . . . "1965"^^ . "1974"^^ . . "1942-09-17"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "0528207" . . . . . . . . . . . . "2011"^^ . . . . "Lynam in 2005"@en . . . . . . . . . .