David Coleman

David Robert Coleman OBE (26 April 1926 – 21 December 2013) was an English sports commentator and television presenter who worked for the BBC for 46 years. He has commented on 7 Summer Olympics from 1960 to 2000 and 6 FIFA World Cups.

Coleman has hosted some of the BBC's top sports programmes, including Grandstand and Sportsnight, and was the host of the television show A Question of Sport for 18 years. He retired from the BBC in 2000. Later that year he became the first presenter to receive the Olympic Order award, in recognition of his contributions to the Olympics.

Coleman died on December 21, 2013, at his home in Berkshire after a short illness