During World War II he served in the pro-Axis Croatian Home Guard.

He entered into journalism after the war, writing for Narodni sport and Borba, as well as working for Radio Zagreb.

Delić's brother, Svemir, was a footballer who made one appearance for the Croatia national team.

comment as Ljubomir Radanović scored a stoppage time goal against Bulgaria that qualified Yugoslavia for the UEFA Euro 1984 remains one of the most famous comments and is quoted to this day across former Yugoslavia.

He received a lifetime achievement award from the Croatian Sports Journalists Association in 1994.