What is Peter O'Sullevan?
{{Infobox person | name = Peter O'Sullevan | birth_name = Peter John O'Sullevan | birth_date = {{birth date|1918|3|3|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Kenmare]], [[Ireland]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|7|29|1918|3|3|df=yes}} | death_place = [[London]], [[England]] | death_cause = [[Cancer]] | occupation = Sports commentator | alma_mater = [[Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil]] | employer = [[BBC]] | residence = | spouse = }} Sir '''Peter John O'Sullevan''' (3 March 1918 &ndash; 29 July 2015) was an [[Ireland|Irish]] retired [[horse racing]] [[Sports commentator|commentator]]. He worked for the [[BBC]], the [[Press Association]], ''[[Daily Express]]'' and ''Today''. He was the BBC's leading horse-racing commentator from 1947 to 1997. O'Sullevan was born in [[Kenmare]], Ireland. He studied at [[Hawtreys]], [[Charterhouse School]], and later at [[Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil]] in [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U2903 |work=[[Who's Who (UK)|Who's Who]] |title=O'Sullevan, Sir Peter (John) |date=December 2011 |accessdate=14 April 2012 |format=subscription required}}</ref> O'Sullevan died of [[cancer]] in [[London]], aged 97.<ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/sir-peter-osullevan-dies-legendary-6160169 Legendary Sir Peter O'Sullevan Dies]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/royal_ascot_2002/2044722.stm 2002 BBC Sports article on Royal Ascot] * [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20050404/ai_n13507229/ 2005 interview in The Independent (London)] {{DEFAULTSORT:O'Sullevan, Peter}} [[Category:1918 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:BBC people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from the Republic of Ireland]] {{bio-stub}}