Peter O'Sullevan

Sir Peter John O'Sullevan (3 March 1918 – 29 July 2015) was an Irish retired horse racing commentator. He worked for the BBC, the Press Association, Daily Express and Today. He was the BBC's leading horse-racing commentator from 1947 to 1997.

O'Sullevan was born in Kenmare, Ireland. He studied at Hawtreys, Charterhouse School, and later at Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil in Switzerland. O'Sullevan died of cancer in London, aged 97.Legendary Sir Peter O'Sullevan Dies

References

Other websites
  2002 BBC Sports article on Royal Ascot
 2005 interview in The Independent (London)

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Category:Sportspeople from the Republic of Ireland