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
A Question of Sport and Henry Cooper serving as team captains. It took an 18-month hiatus from June 1977 before relaunching in 1979 with David Coleman replacing Vine. It has been hosted since 1997 by former tennis star Sue Barker, with former England rugby player Matt Dawson and former England cricketer Phil Tufnell serving as captains since 2004 and 2008 respectively. On 8 January 2010, the BBC broadcast a 40th anniversary special, where Barker, Dawson, and Tufnell were joined by Pat Cash, David Coulthard, Laura Davies, and Michael Johnson. Series 42, episode 17 marked the 1,000th episode where each captain was joined by two