David Colemam R.I.P.

The younger contributors won't remember him, however this bloke was a legend of a commentator and did a hell of a job on the BBC coverage of the 73 cup final.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25476438

 

That's sad news

 

that is sad, but he's had a good innings and was a great commentator for sport. got excited, but struck me as a very decent man.

 

Great commentator, nice guy. Always tickles me when I listen to his commentary at the Olympics describing quantareno winning a gold medal and the famous quote !! He's opened his legs and shown his claas!!. Priceless RIP David.

 

I have a Coleman balls DVD back in Sunderland, he had a way of making you share in his enthusiasm and excitement, his "balls" ups were so without malice, intent or sarcasm you had to laugh.

Missing the match today, bed rest on Dr's orders...............

 

Canny bloke, seemed to really enjoy his job and wasn't up his own arse like his modern counterparts

 

Should have been Atkinson.

 

A question of sports finest rip

 

He was a real character..R.I.P.

 

Yeh good at his job R.I.P.

 

And there's the rub marra.

Many people, like John McCririck, try desperately hard to be a character ........... Coleman was a character without trying.

There's a world of difference

 

A true professional who changed the way we watch sport. RIP

 

Rip

 

Pathetic.

 

Sportsnight with Coleman was essential midweek viewing in our house when I was growing up..

 

R.I.P & thanks for the Colemanballs. And the brilliant commentator came out with a few Colemanballs in his time - here are some classic quotes: That's the fastest time ever run - but it's not as fast as the world record A truly international field, no Britons involved. The Republic of China - back in the Olympic Games for the first time And the line up for the final of the Women's 400 metres hurdles includes three Russians, two East Germans, a Pole, a Swede and a Frenchman. And here's Moses Kiptanui - the 19-year-old Kenyan who turned 20 a few weeks ago He just can't believe what's not happening to him Morcelli has the four fastest 1,500 metre times ever. And all those times are at 1,500 metres In a moment we hope to see the pole vault over the satellite He is even smaller in real life than he is on the track One of the great unknown champions, because very little is known about him It's gold or nothing...and it's nothing. He comes away with the silver medal This could be a repeat of what will happen in the European games next week He's 31 this year. Last year he was 30 Here are some names to look forward to, perhaps in the future" Ingrid Kristiansen has smashed the world record, running the 5,000 metres in 14:58:09. Truly amazing. Incidentally this is a personal best for Ingrid Kristiansen There is Brendan Foster, by himself with 20,000 people The Republic of China - back in the Olympic Games for the first time We estimate, and this isn't an estimation, that Greta Waitz is 80 seconds behind He is accelerating all the time. The last lap was run in 64 seconds and the one before in 62". There's going to be a real ding-dong when the bell goes