David Coleman David Coleman David Robert Coleman OBE (26 April 1926 – 21 December 2013) was a British sports commentator and TV presenter who worked for the BBC for 46 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. Born
David Barker Stevenson David Barker Stevenson David Barker Stevenson (November 17, 1801 – March 3, 1859) was a businessman and politician in Canada West. He was born in Clinton, New York in 1801. After his father died, he moved to Halowell Township in Upper Canada to work in his uncle's general store. After his uncle's death in 1833, he continued to operate the store in partnership with his aunt until 1848, when he formed a partnership with Thomas Nichol. In 1834, he became a magistrate in the Prince Edward District. He also sold timber, real estate and operated a distillery. In 1836, he