Biography
Peter Drury (born 24 September 1967) is an English football pundit and commentator. He is a former ITV Sport and second-string football commentator, a role he held for a solid 14 years from 1998 to 2012.
Currently, this talented football commentator is working for Premier League Productions.
Peter Drury has appeared as an analyst for some of the world’s leading brands. Brands such as BT Sport, Amazon prime, CBS Sports and many more.
Let’s take a look at some interesting facts about this amazing character.
British sports commentator
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| Full name: | Peter Drury |
| Stage name: | Football Poet |
| Born: | September 24, 1967 (age 56) |
| Place of birth: | United Kingdom |
| Nationality: | Older brother |
| Height: | 1.67 meters |
| Parents: | Do not have |
| Siblings: | Do not have |
| Wife • Husband/wife: | Vicky Drury (married 1990) |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Do not have |
| The children: | Adam Drury, Dan Drury, Joey Drury |
| Job: | Sports commentator |
| Net worth: | 2 million US dollars |
Early life
Peter Drury was born on September 24, 1967 in England. He grew up as a passionate West Ham United fan. He is 56 years old.
Peter Drury started supporting the football club when he was four years old. But over time, he moved on to supporting other football clubs.
His role model for commentary was Peter Jones, who worked for BBC Radio. Peter Drury always described Peter Jones as a man with a “beautiful, authoritative, poetic voice”.
At the age of 18, he started attending Hull City matches regularly, always being the first to arrive at Boothferry Park hours before the other fans started to trickle in.
Currently, TheCityCeleb has yet to confirm the names and identities of his parents and siblings.
Education
Peter Drury attended St. John’s School, Leatherhead in Surrey. After graduating from university, Peter started working as an accountant for less than a month before joining BBC Radio Leeds.
Personal life
Peter Drury is a married man. He is married to a beautiful wife named Vicky Drury.
Their marriage is blessed with three children, namely Adam Drury, born in 1994, Dan Drury, born in 1997 and Joey Drury, born in 2001.
Career
Peter Drury is known for his expressive and extremely erudite commentary style. He is known for his poetic commentary style, often using phrases like “in a trice” instead of conventional language.
In March 1990, Peter Drury got a job at BBC Radio Leeds; he worked there when Leeds United won the Football League Championship, around 1991 and 1992.
His commentary work for Leeds Radio included matches involving Halifax Town, Bradford City and Huddersfield Town. Peter Drury also appeared as a commentator for both legs of the UEFA Champions League first round tie between Leeds United and VfB Stuttgart in September 1992.
Peter Drury then joined ITV in 1998 and his first commentary job for the channel was covering the FA Cup sixth round match between Sheffield United and Coventry City on 17 March 1998.
Net worth
Being one of the featured personalities, his long service and popularity in the sports field has brought Peter Drury a huge income. He is blessed with a net worth of $2 million.
Social media
- Instagram: @officialpeterdrury
- Twitter: @Football_Poet
