Autographs of Dickie Davies
Richard John Davies (30 April 1928 – 19 February 2023) was a British television sports presenter who anchored World of Sport from 1968 until 1985. More about Dickie Davies
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Davies attended Oldershaw Grammar School in Wallasey after passing his eleven-plus; he then did National Service in the Royal Air Force, and worked as a purser on the RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen Elizabeth ocean liners.
His first job in broadcasting was as an announcer for Southern Television. In the early stages of his career, Davies was known by his full name, Richard Davies, but changed to Dickie Davies at the suggestion of his ITV Sport colleague Jimmy Hill. Davies began work on World of Sport (initially called Wide World of Sports) in 1965 as an understudy to Eamonn Andrews, who was paid £40,000 by ITV to present it (about £825,250 at 2022 prices)—taking over the role of presenter in 1968 when Andrews left the show. Read even more about Dickie Davies at Wikipedia
His first job in broadcasting was as an announcer for Southern Television. In the early stages of his career, Davies was known by his full name, Richard Davies, but changed to Dickie Davies at the suggestion of his ITV Sport colleague Jimmy Hill. Davies began work on World of Sport (initially called Wide World of Sports) in 1965 as an understudy to Eamonn Andrews, who was paid £40,000 by ITV to present it (about £825,250 at 2022 prices)—taking over the role of presenter in 1968 when Andrews left the show. Read even more about Dickie Davies at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Dickie Davies
The most expensive item with a signature of Dickie Davies (Dickie Davies world of sport signed genuine authentic autograph signature AFTAL) was sold in November 2021 for £29.99 while the cheapest item (Dickie Davies Autograph) found a new owner for £0.99 in July 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2021 with an average selling price of £10.47 for an autographed item of Dickie Davies. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2021 with £29.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was September 2015. In average, an autographed item from Dickie Davies is worth £4.25.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Dickie Davies were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | AUTOGRAPH ON 6 X 4 PHOTO SIGNED BY DICKIE DAVIES T.V. SPORTS PRESENTER | £7.99 | |
| DICKIE DAVIES 'World of Sport' TV Presenter Personally Signed Autographed Photo | £9.50 | |
| DICKIE DAVIES - ITV SPORTS PRESENTER - EXCELLENT SIGNED PHOTO | £10.00 | |
| Dickie Davies Autograph | £0.99 | |
| Dickie Davies personally autographed letter | £1.45 | |
| Dickie Davies Signed Autograph | £4.25 | |
| Dickie Davies TV Sport Presenter Original Signed 5 x 4 Photo | £4.75 | |
| DICKIE DAVIES TV SPORTS PRESENTER WORLD OF SPORT hand signed original autograph | £5.00 | |
| Dickie Davies World Of Sport Signed 7x5 Faberge Promo B/W Photo Autographed | £2.50 | |
| Dickie Davies world of sport signed genuine authentic autograph signature AFTAL | £29.99 | |
| Dickie Davies. TV Presenter. World Of Sport. Genuine Signed Photo | £1.99 | |
| HAND SIGNED 6 x 3 AUTOGRAPH BOOK PAGE - DICKIE DAVIES - WORLD OF SPORT | £14.99 | |
| Original Dickie Davies World Of Sport Autograph Signed Card. | £15.00 | |
| Original Hand Signed Autograph - Dickie Davies - World of Sport | £5.95 | |
| Original Hand Signed Letter - Dickie Davies - World of Sport - 1985 | £2.95 | |