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==Personal life==
Rosenthal has always been a loyal supporter of his childhood home team of [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]. He famously wore an Oxford United hat whilst hosting the ITV coverage of the [[1986 Football League Cup Final]] from Wembley Stadium.<ref name="hat">{{cite news|url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/oxfordunited/usnews/9921014.Rosenthal_quits_in_Oxford_United_bombshell|title=Rosenthal quits in Oxford United bombshell|first=David|last=Pritchard|newspaper=Oxford Mail|date=11 September 2012|accessdate=12 September 2012|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714145654/http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/oxfordunited/usnews/9921014.Rosenthal_quits_in_Oxford_United_bombshell/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 15 June 2010, Rosenthal was announced as a member of the Oxford United board of directors.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10342~2093488,00.html |title=Fans Forum |publisher=Oxford United FC |date=15 July 2010 |accessdate=16 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829201655/http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10342~2093488%2C00.html |archivedate=29 August 2012 }}</ref> He resigned on 11 September 2012.<ref name="resignation">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19557077|title=Jim Rosenthal quits as Oxford United director|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 September 2012|accessdate=12 September 2012|archive-date=14 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914011348/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19557077|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
His son, [[Tom Rosenthal (actor)|Tom]], is a comedian who has starred in ''[[Friday Night Dinner]]'' on [[Channel 4]] and ''[[Plebs (TV series)|Plebs]]'' on ITV2. Jim Rosenthal made a guest appearance as a commentator on a chariot race at the start of ''Plebs'' Series 2 and made a guest voice appearance as a Grand Prix Commentator in the ''Friday Night Dinner'' Series 4 episode "The Funeral".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-09-05/jim-rosenthal-goes-back-in-time-to-commentate-on-son-toms-comedy-plebs|title=Jim Rosenthal goes back in time to commentate on son Tom's comedy Plebs|publisher=RadioTimes|date=5 September 2014|accessdate=30 December 2014|archive-date=30 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230024050/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-09-05/jim-rosenthal-goes-back-in-time-to-commentate-on-son-toms-comedy-plebs|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Dennis|first=Martin|title=The Funeral|date=2016-08-19|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5952414/|type=Comedy|others=Tamsin Greig, Simon Bird, Paul Ritter, Tom Rosenthal|publisher=Big Talk Productions, Popper Pictures|access-date=2020-09-08|archive-date=13 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213053441/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5952414/|url-status=live}}</ref>