Autographs of Harry Carpenter

Harry Leonard Carpenter, OBE (17 October 1925 – 20 March 2010) was a British BBC sports commentator broadcasting from the early 1950s until his retirement in 1994. His speciality was boxing. He was presenter of programmes such as Sportsnight (1975–1985) and Grandstand and also anchored coverage of Wimbledon and golf tournaments.
Carpenter was the son of a wholesale fish merchant at Billingsgate Market and was born at South Norwood in South London. He attended Selhurst Grammar School in Surrey. During World War II, he served as a telegrapher in the Royal Navy. Upon leaving the Navy after the end of World War II, he began his journalism career in 1946. He began sports reporting as a sub-editor for several national newspapers. He was an avid supporter of Crystal Palace FC, the local team in South Norwood.
He joined the BBC in 1949 and was the corporation's full-time boxing correspondent from 1962 until his retirement in 1994, when Jim Neilly replaced him in that capacity. He served as a boxing columnist for the Sporting Record from 1950 to 1954. He then worked for the Daily Mail as a boxing writer and sports columnist from 1954 to 1962.
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Traded items with a signature of Harry Carpenter

The most expensive item with a signature of Harry Carpenter (Frank Bruno Autograph Harry Carpenter Boxing Gloves Picture Signed) was sold in January 2016 for £100.00 while the cheapest item (HARRY CARPENTER Boxing Commentator & Friend of Frank Bruno signed card) found a new owner for £0.99 in May 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2015 with an average selling price of £51.00 for an autographed item of Harry Carpenter. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2026 with £82.41 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.50 was June 2024. In average, an autographed item from Harry Carpenter is worth £7.99.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Harry Carpenter were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Framed Photo & First Day Cover - Signed Frank Bruno MBE & Harry Carpenter OBE	£82.41
	Framed Photo & First Day Cover - Signed Frank Bruno MBE & Harry Carpenter OBE	£82.41
	Framed Photo & First Day Cover - Signed Frank Bruno MBE & Harry Carpenter OBE	£82.41
	Frank Bruno/Harry Carpenter Signed Picture	£50.22
	Frank Bruno/Harry Carpenter Signed Picture	£50.22
	Frank Bruno/Harry Carpenter Signed Picture	£50.22
	Harry Carpenter - Boxing Commentator Personally Signed Page AFTAL COA	£9.99
	Harry Carpenter - Boxing Commentator Personally Signed Page AFTAL COA	£9.99
	Harry Carpenter - Boxing Commentator Personally Signed Page AFTAL COA	£9.99
	HARRY CARPENTER BOXING LEGEND HAND-SIGNED CARD/BBC SPORTS REPORT PERSONAL INVITE	£39.95
	HARRY CARPENTER BOXING LEGEND HAND-SIGNED CARD/BBC SPORTS REPORT PERSONAL INVITE	£39.95
	HARRY CARPENTER BOXING LEGEND HAND-SIGNED CARD/BBC SPORTS REPORT PERSONAL INVITE	£39.95
	Signed J H Stracey Harry Carpenter Leslie Phillips Heavyweight Boxing Autos	£14.98
	Signed J H Stracey Harry Carpenter Leslie Phillips Heavyweight Boxing Autos	£14.98
	Signed J H Stracey Harry Carpenter Leslie Phillips Heavyweight Boxing Autos	£14.98