mjmooney Posted December 21, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) BREAKING NEWS - David Coleman dies at the age of 87 Sports broadcasting has today lost a legend after the death of former BBC commentator David Coleman OBE at the age of 87. His family has released this short statement: "We regret to announce the death of David Coleman OBE, after a short illness he died peacefully with his family at his bedside." Link Edited December 21, 2013 by mjmooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted December 21, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2013 Extraordinary. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 21, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2013 Too young to really recall him, but a decent innings all the same. You're in danger of becoming VT's Grim Reaper/Obituaries Column, Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Balls 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Legend, the best sports presenter and commentator ever RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 The World Cup, The Olympics, Grandstand, Sports Night, Question of Sport etc. A voice of my childhood. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Balls Used to read Private Eye just for that bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Distinctive and distinguished to say the least. His commentary of Ann Packers' famous win always gives me a throat-wobble. I always liked his famously emphatic "One-nil" too, when he did the footie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 A man who genuinely loved sport, and was an utter professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted December 21, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2013 Brilliant commentator. RIP. http://youtu.be/XJj6HI4nYVo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Keegan 1-0, what a save. the ball was there, the pitch wasn't. Its these words and the way he said them that stick in my memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 21, 2013 Author VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2013 Distinctive and distinguished to say the least. His commentary of Ann Packers' famous win always gives me a throat-wobble. I always liked his famously emphatic "One-nil" too, when he did the footie. Rumour has it that Ann Packer won her 800m gold at Tokyo 64 shortly after shagging Robbie Brightwell in the changing room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Question of Sport was great when he was on it. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatAboutTheFinish Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Rumour has it that Ann Packer won her 800m gold at Tokyo 64 shortly after shagging Robbie Brightwell in the changing room. That's a novel way for a female athlete to get her testosterone injections! I've got a soft spot for David Coleman as he was one of two people I could do an impression of when I was a kid (the other being Terry Griffiths), I hope he is at peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 21, 2013 Moderator Share Posted December 21, 2013 THE voice of sport in my formative years and beyond. RIP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Errr quite remarkable. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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