Sadness in the field of Greek basketball and journalism that “served” for many years.
He breathed his last at the age of 86 Vasilis Georgiouspreading sadness in the field of Greek basketball and journalism that he “served” for many years.
The deceased was one of the most characteristic… voices on the airwaves, with his description in the final of the 1968 Basketball Cup Winners’ Cup, when AEK won the trophy by defeating Slavia Prague in Kallimarmaro, more special.
After the news of his death became known, the Hellenic Basketball Federation issued the following statement:
“The man who went down in the history of Greek radio and sports as “the Vembo of basketball”, passed away today at the age of 86.
The journalist Vassilis Georgiou, whose description of the 1968 final in Kallimarmaro, which crowned AEK the European Cup winner, went down in history, died in Patras where he lived.
The president of EEC Evangelos Liolios and the members of the Board of Directors. they express their deep sorrow and their heartfelt condolences to his family and his son, also a basketball journalist, Sotiris.
Vassilis Georgiou “marked” an entire era, during which our favorite sport took its steps towards establishing itself in the Greek sports landscape. Rest in peace.”
Source: Skai
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