Jump to full article: China Daily (cn), 2009-04-24
Author: Teddy Ng (HK Edition
Intro: HONG KONG: Renowned football commentator Spencer Lam Sheung-yee died at the age of 74 at Ruttonjee Hospital yesterday.
Affectionately known as "Ah Suk", meaning uncle in Cantonese, Lam's career was not limited to football. He also starred in movies. . . .
He retired after doing the commentary for the 2006 World Cup for TVB. That also was the year he quit smoking at the urging of his doctors.
His smoking addiction was well known. He was surreptitiously recorded on video, smoking an entire pack of cigarettes during a live broadcast of the 1998 World Cup.
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