David Coleman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Coleman

English sports commentator and TV presenter

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1926

Place of Birth: Alderley Edge, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Dec-2013

Profession: television presenter, sports commentator

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

David Robert Coleman OBE (26 April 1926 – 21 December 2013) was a British sports commentator and TV presenter who worked for the BBC for 46 years.
He covered eleven Summer Olympic Games from 1960 to 2000 and six football World Cups.Coleman presented some of the BBC's leading sporting programmes, including Grandstand and Sportsnight, 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.