Legendary sports commentator Hasbullah Awang died today of heart complications.

Hasbullah, 63, passed away at 12.17pm at Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur.

He is survived by a widow and four children.

His remains will be buried at Seksyen 32, Jalan Kebun, Shah Alam.

TV personality Rahim Razali, Malaysian Hockey Confederation vice-president Nur Azmi Ahmad, athletes and sports journalists flocked to IJN to pay respects.

Hasbullah was a caring and cheerful person, a relative who declined to be named told Malaysiakini .

"We will allways miss his sports commentaries and the loss will always be felt among us his family members."

Hasbullah started the his long media career as a radio announcer on RTM.

He became a household name through his colourful football commentaries in the 1990s.

Hasbullah parted ways with RTM in January 2014 and was part of Astro's sports channel Arena when he died.