David Coleman 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. 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
Richard David Vine Richard David Vine Richard David Vine (December 10, 1925 – May 14, 2008) was a career diplomat, US Ambassador to Switzerland from 1979 to 1981, and later Director General of the Atlantic Institute for International Affairs. He was born in 1925 New York City. After serving in the US Army from 1943 to 1946, Vine graduated from Georgetown University in 1949 and later earned an M.A. at Yale University. In the 1950s, as a Foreign Service officer, he was posted to Bonn, Tel Aviv and Paris. In the early 1960s, he served as officer in charge of European integration affairs