What is David Coleman?
{{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = David Coleman | honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1926|04|26}} | birth_place = [[Alderley Edge]], [[Cheshire]], [[England]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2013|12|21|1926|04|26}} | death_place = [[London]], England | death_cause = | residence = | nationality = [[England|English]] | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = [[Sportscaster|Sports commentator]] | years_active = | employer = [[BBC]] | spouse = Barbara Coleman | children = 6 }} '''David Robert Coleman''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (26 April 1926 – 21 December 2013) was an [[English people|English]] [[Sportscaster|sports commentator]] and television [[presenter]]. He worked for the [[BBC]] for over 40 years. He covered eleven [[Olympic Games]] from 1960 to 2000 and six [[FIFA World Cup]]s. Coleman became the first broadcaster to receive the [[Olympic Order]] award. This was in recognition of his contribution to the Olympics.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|title=David Coleman: Former BBC sports broadcaster dies at 87 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25476438|publisher=BBC|access-date=21 December 2013|date=21 December 2013}}</ref> Coleman died of a short illness in his home in [[London]]. He was aged 87.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sawer|first=Patrick|title=David Coleman dies after a lifetime as the voice of sport|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/telegraphsportnews/10532391/David-Coleman-dies-after-a-lifetime-as-the-voice-of-sport.html|publisher=Daily Telegraph|access-date=21 December 2013|date=21 December 2013|archive-date=21 December 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131221150821/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/telegraphsportnews/10532391/David-Coleman-dies-after-a-lifetime-as-the-voice-of-sport.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0171001}} * [http://orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/trailer2.htm Monty Python Trailer sketch] {