Eric Hall
Eric Hall | |
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| Born | 11 November 1947 Bethnal Green, London |
| Died | 16 November 2020 (age 73) |
| Occupation(s) | A&R man Football agent Disc jockey |
Eric Hall (11 November 1947[1][2] – 16 November 2020) was a British show business and football agent known for his flamboyant public persona, quick wit, unique fashion sense, and the catchphrase "Monster, monster ...".[3][4]
Biography
After an early career as a singer (he sang backing vocals for
Hall was once
In 1986, a chance meeting with Steve Perryman led to him becoming a football agent, and within 10 years he had built up a roster of about 40 well-known clients, including John Fashanu, Robbie Savage, Tim Sherwood, John Scales, Neil Ruddock, Dave Beasant, Paul Walsh, Dennis Wise, and England team manager Terry Venables.[4][6] As an agent, Hall helped raise the status of footballers, negotiating for large salaries, appearance fees, branding rights and other commercial bonuses.[2] Hall fell out with John Fashanu over his decision to help his brother Justin sell his story to a national tabloid newspaper, in which he came out as gay. Fashanu was outraged and the pair never spoke again.[7]
In 1996, Hall was a regular guest on Caesar's Rude Arena for Television X, hosted by Caesar the Geezer, in which he referred to callers as "bubbeleh", thus revealing his Jewish roots.
Hall can be seen in the July 1973 BBC Television Man Alive documentary film "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", as one of a group of EMI men promoting 11-year-old boy singer Darren Burn and his first single. The programme was first broadcast in October of that year.
Radio presenting
Hall presented regular radio shows on stations including
Personal life and death
In 1997, Hall had a health scare when he was admitted to hospital for what at the time was believed to be
Hall died on 16 November 2020, at the age of 73, after contracting
Discography
- Monster Cash (1997)[12]
References
- ^ "Eric Hall super agent monster monster". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Elian Peltier, "Eric Hall, British Soccer Agent With a Flair, Dies at 73," The New York Times, November 23, 2020
- ^ a b "Presenter Profile: Eric Hall", BBC Essex, 31 July 2009, retrieved 2010-11-22
- ^ a b c d "Soccer agent Eric Hall moved to specialist hospital", BBC, 19 December 1997, retrieved 2010-11-22
- ^ "Legendary former football and showbiz agent Eric Hall dies aged 73". 5 January 2021.
- ^ a b Ed Aarons, "Eric Hall: ‘I had everything – my own radio show, a TV show. Monster, monster’," The Guardian, November 12, 2016.
- ^ Majendie, Matt (5 January 2021). "Legendary former football and showbiz agent Eric Hall dies aged 73". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Eric Hall's Sports Saturday on Phoenix FM". Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Tributes gather as renowned football representative Eric Hall dies aged 73". Viewire.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Eric Hall: Former football agent dies aged 73". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Phillips, Aleka (17 November 2020). "Football agent and media personality Eric Hall dies aged 73". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Soccer agent Eric Hall moved to specialist hospital". BBC News. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
Further reading
- Hall, Eric (1998) Monster!: True Tales from a Show Biz Life, Boxtree, ISBN 978-0-7522-2408-4