A Family, Farming and Football Farewell
Although we all know Keith as a sport commentator for nearly 50 years, there’s much more to him than sports. He collects memorabilia and books related to the Beatles, loves to travel to mystical places and has a secret addiction – ice cream! In addition, he loves writing. And with 16 books to his credit, penning a column for NZTODAY is a great fit for him. Hopefully Keith will be spinning many more yarns as he travels around New Zealand and the world.
rian Lochore’s association with the All Blacks was spread over 44 years. As a young loose forward, he first came over the Remutaka Hills from nearby Wairarapa to Wellington in 1963 to play in an All Black trial. On a rain swept afternoon a man shouted Lochore’s name in a stentorian voice for 80 minutes, and all of us watching were drawn to look for the new gangly country kid on the field. We were all impressed and so were the All Black selectors. They sent Brian James ‘BJ’ Lochore to play 17 games on that first 36-game tour of UK and France in 1963–1964 and then they called on
