Bruce Forsyth opens the 1974 FA Cup final between Newcastle and Liverpool in athletic comedic style.Doubt any of our crop of zillionaire Beeb 'stars' could gallop around a football pitch, score a goal and then talk the crowd in such style if at all.An era where talent trumped nepotism. | I'm voting UKIP in the next election

Bruce Forsyth showed us in 1974 the perfect way to set the stage for the FA Cup final. Didn't he do well? | BBC Archive

104K views · 824 reactions | #OTD 1974 Bruce Forsyth entertains the crowd before the 1974 FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Newcastle United. Back when the FA Cup meant something. #FACup #LFC #LiverpoolFC #Liverpool #NUFC #NewcastleUnited #BruceForsyth | Football in the 70s and 80s | Facebook