Article: OKEY DOKE? EXCLUSIVE I didn't know I said it until Apres Match took the mickey.. TV PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR BILL O'HERLIHY TELLS US ABOUT THAT CATCHPHRASE.(News)

Byline: By STEPHEN MAGUIRE

RTE sporting legend Bill O'Herlihy has admitted he never realised he used the catch phrase "okey doke" until wacky comedians Apres Match hi-jacked it.

But now, after more than 40 years on television, Bill and his own little ways have become a well-loved sensation with the nation.

Last week he was voted Personality Of The Year at the Irish Film and Television Awards - not bad for a man who never shied away from our screens in the first place.

Bill, 69, told the Irish Sunday Mirror: "I never wanted to be on ...

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