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'''David Robert Coleman''' ] (26 April 1926 – 21 December 2013) was a British ] and television presenter who worked for the ] for 46 years. He covered eleven ] from 1960 to 2000 and six ]s from 1962 to 1982.<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite web|title=David Coleman - obituary|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10532648/David-Coleman-obituary.html|work=The Telegraph|access-date=22 December 2013|location=London|date=21 December 2013}}</ref>


Coleman presented some of the BBC's leading sporting programmes, including '']'' and '']'' (originally titled ''Sportsnight with Coleman'' until 1972), and was the host of '']'' for 18 years. He retired from the BBC in 2000. Later that year he became the first broadcaster to receive the ] award, in recognition of his contribution to the Olympic movement.<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>
'''David Coleman, ]''' (born ] ], ], ]) is a former ] ]s ] and TV presenter. In 2000, he was awarded the ], the highest honour of the ] movement.


==Early life== ==Early life==
Born of ] heritage (his immediate family hailed from ]), Coleman was originally a keen amateur runner. He attended a grammar school in Cheshire. In 1949, he won the Manchester Mile, the only non-international runner to do so. However, injury caused him to give up competitive running. He ran 440 yards for Staffordshire and was later the president of the ]. He did part of National Service in ]. Born in ], Cheshire, of Irish heritage (his immediate family hailed from ]), Coleman competed as a schoolboy middle-distance runner.<ref name = Carter>{{cite ODNB|doi = 10.1093/ref:odnb/108361|title = Coleman, David Robert (1926–2013), sports broadcaster and commentator|date = 2017|last = Carter|first = Neil}}</ref> In 1949, he won the ] Mile as a member of ] Harriers, the only non-international runner to do so. He competed in the English National Cross-Country Championships for Manchester Athletic Club in 1952 (116th, 3rd team) and 1953 (118). He ran 440 yards (¼ mile) for ]. Injury eventually caused him to give up competitive running, and he later became president of the ].<ref name = Carter/>


He worked as a reporter for the ], and during military service worked for the ]. He joined ] after demobilisation and at twenty two became editor of the ] in ]. In 1952, he didn't attend the Olympic trials because of hamstring injuries. Instead he phoned the BBC to see if they would like any help with athletics coverage. The BBC, without any audition, asked him to cover Roger Bannister at ] Sports. In 1953, he did freelance radio work in Manchester. Coleman worked as a reporter for the '']''. In 1946 he was called up for ].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/dec/21/david-coleman | title= David Coleman obituary | work=The Guardian | first=Frank | last=Keating | date=21 December 2013 | access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref> He served in the ] and worked for the ] Newspaper Unit.<ref name=Telegraph /> Part of his time in national service was in Kenya. He joined ] after demobilisation and at 22 became editor of the ''Cheshire County Express''. He did not attend the 1952 Olympic trials because of hamstring injuries. Instead he approached the BBC to see if they would like any help with athletics coverage. Although he did not have an audition, the BBC asked him to cover ] at ] Sports. The following year he began freelance radio work in Manchester.<ref name = Carter/>


==BBC== ==BBC==
In 1954 Coleman moved to ] and joined the ] as a news assistant and sports editor. His first television appearance was on '']'', coincidentally on the day that ] broke the ]. In November 1955, he was appointed Sports Editor for the BBC's Midlands Region. In 1954 Coleman moved to ] and joined the BBC as a news assistant and sports editor. His first television appearance was on ''Sportsview'', on the day that Bannister broke the ].<ref name = Carter/> In November 1955, he was appointed sports editor for the BBC's Midlands Region.


===Grandstand=== ===BBC Sports presenter===
In October 1958, the BBC's Head of Sport ] recruited Coleman to be the presenter of the new Saturday afternoon sports programme '']''. He continued as the regular presenter until 1968. He also presented the BBC's '']'' from 1961, and '']'' (1967-1973), as well as other special sporting events such as the ]. He even covered the return of ] from the United States. In October 1958, the BBC's Head of Sport ] recruited Coleman to be the presenter of the new Saturday afternoon sports programme '']''.<ref name = Carter/> He continued as the regular presenter until 1968. He also presented the '']'' from 1961, and '']'' from 1968 to 1972 as well as other special sporting events such as the ]. He even covered the return of ] from the United States and the ] for the BBC from the ] headquarters.


As well as a presenter, Coleman was also a sports commentator. He presented and/or commentated on 11 ] from ] to ], as well as eight ] and several ]s, including the finals of ] and ]. As well as a presenter, Coleman was also a sports commentator. He presented and/or commentated on eleven Olympic Games from ] to ], as well as eight ]. He covered a total of seven ], both as a commentator and a presenter.<ref name = Carter/>


===Football=== ===Football===
He was the BBC's senior football commentator for several years from 1971; he commentated on the ] final from 1972 to 1976 inclusive, although missed the 1977 game because he was in a legal dispute with the BBC, allowing ] to make his FA Cup final debut. Coleman returned for the 1978 final before Motson took over the following year. Coleman continued to work at football matches as a secondary commentator until 1981. Coleman covered as a secondary commentator for the ] behind ] but took over as BBC's senior football commentator when Wolstenholme left in 1971.<ref name = Carter/> Coleman commentated on the ] Final in ] and ], the ] Final in ] and ] and the ] final from ] to ] inclusive, although he missed the ] because he was in a legal dispute with the BBC, allowing ] to make his FA Cup final debut. Coleman returned for the ] before Motson took over ]. Coleman's last live football commentary was on 26 May 1979 when he described ]'s 3–1 win over ] at ] in the ], although he continued to work at football matches as a secondary commentator until October 1981 with his last game being a midweek ] game between ] and ].


===Athletics=== ===Athletics===
In 1968, at the ] Coleman was recorded at 200 words per minute while commentating on ]'s win in the 400&nbsp;m Hurdles. After the finish he could only identify the first two and famously exclaimed: ''Who cares who's third?'' The bronze medal winner turned out to be another Briton, ]. Out of respect for Sherwood, most subsequent showings of the race have dubbed the line out. He also had to commentate on a Greek athlete called Papagiorgiopoulos and a Madagascan athlete called ] in adjacent lanes in the 100m. In 1968, at the ] Coleman was recorded at 200 words per minute while commentating on ]'s win in the 400m Hurdles. After the finish he could only identify the first two and exclaimed: "Who cares who's third?" The bronze medal winner turned out to be another Briton, ].


Coleman's inability to 'read' a race remained entirely unsullied by experience to the end of his long commentating career. The phenomenon was clearly spotted by satirists of the '80s and '90s, who portrayed him as constantly surprised by mundane happenings at athletic events. ] wrote that the difference between commentating and 'colemantating' is that a commentator says something you may wish to remember; a colemantator says something you try to forget. <ref>], Glued to the Box (London, 1983)</ref> Satirists of the 1980s and 1990s often portrayed Coleman as constantly surprised by mundane happenings at athletic events. ] wrote that the difference between commentating and 'Colemantating' is that "a commentator says something you may wish to remember; a Colemantator says something you try to forget". However, Coleman's ability to generate excitement through his commentary was widely praised. In 1972, he broadcast for several hours during the ] at the ] as well as the memorial service days later. Coleman concentrated on athletics commentary from 1984.<ref name = Carter/>


===Tennis===
In 1972, he broadcast for several hours during the ] at the ] as well as the memorial service days later.
Coleman was a key member of BBC Television's Wimbledon coverage from 1960 until 1969, hosting the live daytime coverage until 1969.


===Grand National===
Coleman concentrated on athletics commentary from 1984. He also hosted the sports quiz show '']'' for 18 years until 1997, striking up a strong rapport with captains such as ], ], ] and ].
Coleman presented coverage of the ] for 23 years, between 1961 and 1976 and again from 1978 to 1984. He was due to present the first in 1960 but had to step down due to illness. He was also absent from the 1977 Grand National, which turned out to be Red Rum's historic third win, due to his contract dispute with the BBC.


==Recognition== ===Other===
Coleman also hosted sports quiz show '']'' for 18 years from 1979 to 1997, striking up a strong rapport with captains such as ], ], ] and ]. Although he hosted the vast majority of the shows, he was occasionally absent and stand-in hosts were drafted in. Former host ] returned to the show in 1989 when Coleman was ill, Bill Beaumont hosted two editions in 1996, while ] temporarily replaced Beaumont as team captain, and ] hosted two editions later that year.
In the 1992 New Year's Honours List, he was awarded the ] for services to broadcasting. He was also given the Judges' Award For Sport in the 1996 ] Awards.

Coleman's on-air gaffes, use of ]s and occasional mispronunciations led the satirical magazine '']'' to name its sports bloopers column '']'' in his honour.<ref>Chris Roberts, Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind Rhyme, Thorndike Press,2006 ({{ISBN|0-7862-8517-6}})</ref>


==Retirement== ==Retirement==
Coleman retired from broadcasting after the ], the moment ] became a separate division of the BBC. In December 2000, he was presented with the ] by then-] president ] in recognition of his services to the Olympic ideals. Coleman retired from broadcasting after the ]. In December 2000, he was presented with the ] by then-] president ] in recognition of his services to the Olympic ideals. He retired, requesting no fanfare or recognition by the BBC, despite working for the corporation for over 40 years.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/story/0,,416303,00.html| title=A legend to the bitter end|work=The Guardian |location=UK | date=30 December 2000| access-date=29 April 2008}}</ref>


The BBC later broadcast a programme entitled ''The Quite Remarkable David Coleman'' to celebrate Coleman's life, which was aired just after his 85th birthday in May 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0110ck3 |title=The Quite Remarkable David Coleman | publisher= ]| date=5 May 2011 | access-date=13 October 2013}}</ref>
In his autobiography, rival ITV commentator ] paints Coleman as an unpleasant character, who looked down on him and the whole ITV team.


==Personal life and honours==
He retired without fanfare or recognition by the BBC, despite working for the corporation for over 40 years.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/story/0,,416303,00.html| title=A legend to the bitter end| publisher=The Guardian| date=2000-12-30| accessdate=2008-04-29}}</ref>
Coleman married Barbara Manning in 1952 in north-east Cheshire. They had six children. His daughter Anne (born 1954) was a British ladies' show jumping champion.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> His son Michael (born 1962) was a ] ], who flew in the ] in 1991, and had become a ]. They had twin sons in 1955 and two other daughters in 1961 and 1969. He lived in ] and ] through his life, and lived in ], Wiltshire, at the time of his death.<ref name = Carter/>


In the ], Coleman was appointed ] (OBE).<ref>UK list: {{London Gazette |issue=53153 |date=31 December 1992 |pages=10 |supp=1}}</ref> He was also given the Judges' Award For Sport in the 1996 ] Awards. In 2000, he became the first journalist or broadcaster to be awarded the ].<ref name = Carter/>
==Folklore==
He is affectionately known for his on-air gaffes. He is so adept at spouting ]s, mispronouncing names, and generally making senseless comments, that the satirical '']'' magazine named its sports bloopers column '']'' - a word conceived by Coleman himself - in his honour.<ref>Chris Roberts, Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind Rhyme, Thorndike Press,2006 (ISBN 0-7862-8517-6)</ref>


===Death===
Coleman was mentioned in the ''Trailer sketch'' of the '']'' episode ''] Today'' where the voice-over by ] states at the end of the sketch showing Coleman with ''... And for those of you who don't like television there's David Coleman. And of course there'll be sport. But now for something completely different - sport.''
Coleman died from complications of ] and a stroke at a hospital in ], on 21 December 2013, at the age of 87.<ref name = Carter/><ref>{{cite web|last=Steven|first=Alasdair|title=Obituary: David Coleman OBE, sports commentator|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-david-coleman-obe-sports-commentator-1-3242629|publisher=The Scotsman|access-date=24 December 2013|date=21 December 2013}}</ref><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|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|archive-date=21 December 2013|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=21 December 2013|date=21 December 2013}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He is married to Barbara and they have six children. His daughter Anne was a British Ladies Show Jumping champion.

===Quotes===
* In the ], he said that Newcastle's defence had been ''stripped naked'' by Liverpool.
* ''] has a habit of pulling it out when it matters the most''.

==See also==
* ], Irish sports commentator
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David ColemanOBE
Coleman in 1969
BornDavid Robert Coleman
(1926-04-26)26 April 1926
Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England
Died21 December 2013(2013-12-21) (aged 87)
Windsor, Berkshire, England
OccupationSports commentator
Years active1954–2000
EmployerBBC
Television
Spouse Barbara Manning ​(m. 1952)​
Children6

David Robert Coleman OBE (26 April 1926 – 21 December 2013) was a British sports commentator and television presenter who worked for the BBC for 46 years. He covered eleven Summer Olympic Games from 1960 to 2000 and six FIFA World Cups from 1962 to 1982.

Coleman presented some of the BBC's leading sporting programmes, including Grandstand and Sportsnight (originally titled Sportsnight with Coleman until 1972), 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.

Early life

Born in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, of Irish heritage (his immediate family hailed from County Cork), Coleman competed as a schoolboy middle-distance runner. In 1949, he won the Manchester Mile as a member of Stockport Harriers, the only non-international runner to do so. He competed in the English National Cross-Country Championships for Manchester Athletic Club in 1952 (116th, 3rd team) and 1953 (118). He ran 440 yards (¼ mile) for Staffordshire. Injury eventually caused him to give up competitive running, and he later became president of the Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club.

Coleman worked as a reporter for the Stockport Express. In 1946 he was called up for national service. He served in the Royal Corps of Signals and worked for the British Army Newspaper Unit. Part of his time in national service was in Kenya. He joined Kemsley Newspapers after demobilisation and at 22 became editor of the Cheshire County Express. He did not attend the 1952 Olympic trials because of hamstring injuries. Instead he approached the BBC to see if they would like any help with athletics coverage. Although he did not have an audition, the BBC asked him to cover Roger Bannister at Bradford City Police Sports. The following year he began freelance radio work in Manchester.

BBC

In 1954 Coleman moved to Birmingham and joined the BBC as a news assistant and sports editor. His first television appearance was on Sportsview, on the day that Bannister broke the four-minute mile. In November 1955, he was appointed sports editor for the BBC's Midlands Region.

BBC Sports presenter

In October 1958, the BBC's Head of Sport Peter Dimmock recruited Coleman to be the presenter of the new Saturday afternoon sports programme Grandstand. He continued as the regular presenter until 1968. He also presented the BBC Sports Personality of the Year from 1961, and Sportsnight from 1968 to 1972 as well as other special sporting events such as the Grand National. He even covered the return of The Beatles from the United States and the 1959 General Election for the BBC from the Press Association headquarters.

As well as a presenter, Coleman was also a sports commentator. He presented and/or commentated on eleven Olympic Games from Rome 1960 to Sydney 2000, as well as eight Commonwealth Games. He covered a total of seven World Cups, both as a commentator and a presenter.

Football

Coleman covered as a secondary commentator for the 1970 World Cup behind Kenneth Wolstenholme but took over as BBC's senior football commentator when Wolstenholme left in 1971. Coleman commentated on the World Cup Final in 1974 and 1978, the European Cup Final in 1973 and 1975 and the FA Cup final from 1972 to 1976 inclusive, although he missed the 1977 game because he was in a legal dispute with the BBC, allowing John Motson to make his FA Cup final debut. Coleman returned for the 1978 final before Motson took over the following year. Coleman's last live football commentary was on 26 May 1979 when he described England's 3–1 win over Scotland at Wembley Stadium in the 1978–79 British Home Championship, although he continued to work at football matches as a secondary commentator until October 1981 with his last game being a midweek League Cup game between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.

Athletics

In 1968, at the Mexico Olympics Coleman was recorded at 200 words per minute while commentating on David Hemery's win in the 400m Hurdles. After the finish he could only identify the first two and exclaimed: "Who cares who's third?" The bronze medal winner turned out to be another Briton, John Sherwood.

Satirists of the 1980s and 1990s often portrayed Coleman as constantly surprised by mundane happenings at athletic events. Clive James wrote that the difference between commentating and 'Colemantating' is that "a commentator says something you may wish to remember; a Colemantator says something you try to forget". However, Coleman's ability to generate excitement through his commentary was widely praised. In 1972, he broadcast for several hours during the siege at the Munich Olympics as well as the memorial service days later. Coleman concentrated on athletics commentary from 1984.

Tennis

Coleman was a key member of BBC Television's Wimbledon coverage from 1960 until 1969, hosting the live daytime coverage until 1969.

Grand National

Coleman presented coverage of the Grand National for 23 years, between 1961 and 1976 and again from 1978 to 1984. He was due to present the first in 1960 but had to step down due to illness. He was also absent from the 1977 Grand National, which turned out to be Red Rum's historic third win, due to his contract dispute with the BBC.

Other

Coleman also hosted sports quiz show A Question of Sport for 18 years from 1979 to 1997, striking up a strong rapport with captains such as Emlyn Hughes, Ian Botham, Willie Carson and Bill Beaumont. Although he hosted the vast majority of the shows, he was occasionally absent and stand-in hosts were drafted in. Former host David Vine returned to the show in 1989 when Coleman was ill, Bill Beaumont hosted two editions in 1996, while Will Carling temporarily replaced Beaumont as team captain, and Sue Barker hosted two editions later that year.

Coleman's on-air gaffes, use of clichés and occasional mispronunciations led the satirical magazine Private Eye to name its sports bloopers column Colemanballs in his honour.

Retirement

Coleman retired from broadcasting after the 2000 Summer Olympics. In December 2000, he was presented with the Olympic Order by then-IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch in recognition of his services to the Olympic ideals. He retired, requesting no fanfare or recognition by the BBC, despite working for the corporation for over 40 years.

The BBC later broadcast a programme entitled The Quite Remarkable David Coleman to celebrate Coleman's life, which was aired just after his 85th birthday in May 2011.

Personal life and honours

Coleman married Barbara Manning in 1952 in north-east Cheshire. They had six children. His daughter Anne (born 1954) was a British ladies' show jumping champion. His son Michael (born 1962) was a Panavia Tornado navigator, who flew in the Gulf War in 1991, and had become a Squadron Leader. They had twin sons in 1955 and two other daughters in 1961 and 1969. He lived in Warwickshire and Buckinghamshire through his life, and lived in Chippenham, Wiltshire, at the time of his death.

In the 1993 New Year Honours, Coleman was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). He was also given the Judges' Award For Sport in the 1996 Royal Television Society Awards. In 2000, he became the first journalist or broadcaster to be awarded the Olympic Order.

Death

Coleman died from complications of bronchopneumonia and a stroke at a hospital in Windsor, Berkshire, on 21 December 2013, at the age of 87.

References

  1. ^ "David Coleman - obituary". The Telegraph. London. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. ^ "David Coleman: Former BBC sports broadcaster dies at 87". BBC. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  3. ^ Carter, Neil (2017). "Coleman, David Robert (1926–2013), sports broadcaster and commentator". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/108361. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. Keating, Frank (21 December 2013). "David Coleman obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  5. Chris Roberts, Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind Rhyme, Thorndike Press,2006 (ISBN 0-7862-8517-6)
  6. "A legend to the bitter end". The Guardian. UK. 30 December 2000. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
  7. "The Quite Remarkable David Coleman". BBC. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  8. UK list: "No. 53153". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 1992. p. 10.
  9. Steven, Alasdair (21 December 2013). "Obituary: David Coleman OBE, sports commentator". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  10. Sawer, Patrick (21 December 2013). "David Coleman dies after a lifetime as the voice of sport". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.

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