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David Andrew Oates (1962 – 3 February 2013) was a British sports commentator for the
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. A BBC journalist for more than 25 years, he provided regular commentary and reporting on
BBC Radio 5 Live.
Oates was born in 1962. He covered three football
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...
s, three
Rugby League World Cups and two
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
for the BBC, and provided commentary for the BBC's coverage of the shooting events at the
2012 Summer Olympics. He was also commentating for BBC Radio 5 when Fabrice Mauamba collapsed on the pitch during a game and was praised for the professional way he approached the situation. He was a keen
Blackpool F.C. supporter. He also took part in several London marathons.
Oates died in London after a short illness on 3 February 2013, at the age of 50. He was survived by his wife, Charlotte, a
BBC Sport
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producer, and their two children, Imogen and Kate.
To show respect Blackpool F.C produced a two-page memorial in the match magazine when they played Millwall on 9 February 2013, also made a Blackpool F.C. shirt with Oates on the back as well as the number 62, the year in which he was born.
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1962 births
2013 deaths
BBC sports presenters and reporters
British association football commentators
People educated at Arnold School
People from Blackpool
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