Person Open DS/UK/15266 Coleman; David Robert (1926-2013); OBE; English sports commentator, television presenter Coleman David Robert 1926-2013 English sports commentator, television presenter Male

David Robert Coleman, OBE (26 April 1926 – 21 December 2013) was an English sports commentator and TV presenter who worked for the BBC for over 40 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. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 4/17/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 646a0f0c-ccdf-4cee-ab01-645ddb5b5dc4