Biography
Peter Drury (born 24 September 1967) is a prolific and skilled British soccer commentator. He is an erstwhile member of the ITV Sport, and he is the second in command soccer commentator, a role he had held for 14 solid years between 1998 to 2012.
Currently, the skilled soccer commentator is working with the Premier League Productions.
Peter Drury has appeared as an analyst for top brands in the world. Brands such as BT Sport, Amazon prime, CBS Sports, and many more.
Let’s take a sneak preview of some interesting facts about this amazing personality.
| Peter Drury: History • Bio • Photo | |
| Full Name: | Peter Drury |
| Stage Name: | Football Poet |
| Born: | 24 September 1967 (age 54 years old) |
| Place of Birth: | United Kingdom |
| Nationality: | British |
| Height: | 1.67 m |
| Parents: | N/A |
| Siblings: | N/A |
| Wife • Spouse: | Vicky Drury (m. 1990) |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | N/A |
| Children: | Adam Drury, Dan Drury, Joey Drury |
| Occupation: | Sports Commentor |
| Net Worth: | US$2 million |
Early Life
Peter Drury was born on the 24th day of September in the year 1967 in England. He grew up as an avid supporter of the West Ham united. He is aged 54 years old.
Peter Drury began to support the football club at the age of four. But as time went o, he moved on to support other football clubs.
His commentary role model was named Peter Jones, working with BBC Radio. Peter Drury always describes Peter Jones as a man with a “beautiful, authoritative, and poetic voice”.
At the age of 18, he began to officially attend Hull City matches. He was always the first person to visit the Boothferry Park a couple of hours before the other spectators started flooding in.
At the moment, XYZ is yet to confirm the names and identities of his parents and siblings.
Education
Peter Drury attended the St. John’s School, Leatherhead in Surrey. After graduating from the university, Peter began to work as an accountant for barely 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 union is blessed with three kids, namely Adam Drury, born in 1994, Dan Drury, born in 1997 and Joey Drury, who was born in 2001.
Career
Peter Drury has been famed for his expressive and extremely literate commentary style. He is known for his poetic commentary style, often using phrases such as “in a trice” instead of the common language.
In the month of March 1990, Peter Drury secured a job with BBC Radio Leeds; he was working there when Leeds UTD were champions of the Football League First Division, which was between the year 1991 and 1992.
His commentary works with the Leeds Radio included matches involving Halifax Town, Bradford City, and Huddersfield Town. Peter Drury also appeared as a commentator on both legs of Leeds United’s UEFA Champions League first-round tie with VfB Stuttgart in September 1992.
Later on, Peter Drury joined ITV in the year 1998, and his first commentary work for the network was a replay of the FA Cup sixth-round tie between Sheffield United and Coventry City that was played on the 17th of March 1998.
Net Worth
Being one of the recommended, long-serving, and renowned figures in the sports field have earned Peter Drury a massive income. He is blessed with a net worth of US$2 million.
Social Media
- Instagram: @officialpeterdrury
- Twitter: @Football_Poet