ph rys ▁began ▁reporting ▁on ▁sport , ▁a ▁passion ▁of ▁his . ▁Hum ph rys ▁and ▁his ▁then ▁colle ague , ▁former ▁Wel sh ▁Rugby ▁Union ▁legend ▁J . J . ▁Williams , ▁presented ▁the ▁first ▁BBC ▁pre - match ▁club ▁house ▁show ▁from ▁Card iff ▁Rugby ▁Club ▁before ▁a ▁Wel sh ▁Rugby ▁international ▁– ▁Hum ph rys ▁added ▁T aff s ▁Well ▁R FC ▁for ▁atmosphere , ▁who ▁got ▁a ▁bit ▁too ▁dr unk ▁through ▁the ▁programme . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁lifetime ▁achiev ement ▁award ▁by ▁BBC ▁Wales ▁at ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁Sports ▁Person ality ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁awards . ▁ ▁After ▁suffering ▁from ▁p ains ▁in ▁his ▁shoulders ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁under to ok ▁an ▁X - R ay ▁exam ination ▁under ▁instruction ▁from ▁his ▁doctor ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁which ▁revealed ▁he ▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁lung ▁cancer , ▁despite ▁never ▁having ▁sm oked . ▁Hum ph rys ▁confirmed ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁before ▁undert aking ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁The ▁Mail ▁on ▁Sunday ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁discussed ▁his ▁medical ▁diagn osis . ▁Before ▁he ▁died ▁he ▁completed ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁Not ▁a ▁Pro per ▁Journal ist . ▁ ▁Hum ph rys ▁was ▁married ▁with ▁three ▁children ▁( two ▁daughters , ▁one ▁son ), ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁Card iff . ▁BBC ▁Wales ▁Today ▁made ▁Hum ph rys ' ▁death ▁their ▁lead ▁story ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁August