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Billy brings the game alive for his son Graham, who has been blind since birth, by providing the commentary...

Billy Heslip and his son Graham
Billy Heslip and his son Graham

Graham and Billy
Graham and Billy, fans of the Belfast Crusaders at the Seaview ground.

Billy Heslip and his son Graham are from Belfast and are devoted fans of the Crusaders. They've been regular season ticket holders at their team's home ground, Seaview for the last 10 years.

At each game they go to, Billy has a vital role to play, providing the match commentary for 28 year old Graham who has been blind since birth.

Billy's commentary technique hasn't changed much over the years. He'll start by telling Graham about the teams, who's playing, whether the referee is good or bad, what colours the teams are in and what end they're playing - and then gives a match commentary for the whole 90 minutes.

Billy brings the game to life for Graham...although he likes Alan Green's commentary for 5 Live, he thinks his dad's pretty good too!

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