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Subject: David Coleman: Former BBC sports broadcaster dies at 87
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/13 at 9:20 am
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Coleman began presenting Grandstand in 1958 and worked there for 10 years
Former BBC sports broadcaster David Coleman has died aged 87 after a short illness.
He first appeared on air for the BBC in 1954, covering 11 Olympic Games from Rome in 1960 to Sydney 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 Question of Sport for 18 years.
He was awarded an OBE in 1992 and 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.
A statement from his family said: "We regret to announce the death of David Coleman OBE, after a short illness. He died peacefully with his family at his bedside."
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