He was a graduate of the University of Glasgow, Associate of the Royal College of Music and former head teacher of St Ambrose High School in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire.
[1] He followed this up eight years later by reaching the semi-finals of Mastermind,[1] choosing the American Civil War as his specialist subject.
[1] Crampsey was the author and editor of the Now You Know column of the Glasgow Evening Times, where he would answer sporting questions submitted by readers, from April 1972 until 2006.
[3] His funeral was held on 1 August in Holy Cross RC Church Crosshill, on the south side of Glasgow.
If anything historical ever came up during a programme, Bob could describe not only the match in question, but name the referee and give the size of the crowd.