David Coleman

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David Coleman OBE
Coleman in 1969
Born	David Robert Coleman (1926-04-26)26 April 1926 Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England
Died	21 December 2013(2013-12-21) (aged 87) Windsor, Berkshire, England
Occupation	Sports commentator
Years active	1954–2000
Employer	BBC
Television	Grandstand Sportsnight A Question of Sport
Spouse	Barbara Manning ​ (m. 1952)​
Children	6

David Robert Coleman OBE (26 April 1926 – 21 December 2013) was a British sports commentator and television presenter who worked for the BBC for 46 years. He covered eleven Summer Olympic Games from 1960 to 2000 and six FIFA World Cups from 1962 to 1982.^[1]

Coleman presented some of the BBC's leading sporting programmes, including Grandstand and Sportsnight (originally titled Sportsnight with Coleman until 1972), and was the host of A Question of Sport for 18 years. He retired from the BBC in 2000. Later that year he became the first broadcaster to receive the Olympic Order award, in recognition of his contribution to the Olympic movement.^[2]