Oliver Holt

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Oliver Charles Thomas Holt (born May 22, 1966 (age 40)) is an award-winning sports journalist who writes for the Daily Mirror newspaper in the United Kingdom. He is the son of Thomas Wilfrid Holt and actress Eileen Derbyshire.

He started his journalist career at the Liverpool Echo, and after three years moved to the Times as motor racing correspondent in 1997. He graduated to chief football writer and then chief sports' features writer. Highlights of his time at the Times was covering the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 Summer Olympics.

He joined the Daily Mirror in 2002 as the Chief Sports Writer, where he has covered many notable sports events.

He has written several books on sport and has ghost written Frank Lampard's autobiography "Totally Frank". He has also written books under the alias Oliver Derbyshire, including John Terry: Captain Marvel, the Biography.

In February 2007, Holt criticised Reading Football Club^[1], prompting a backlash from certain fans.^[2] He appeared on the fans local radio BBC Radio Berkshire on 23 February 2007 to explain his dislike for the club, later referring in his column to the presenter Tim Dellor as a cheerleader masquerading as a journalist^[3].

Awards

In 2005 he first won the Sports Journalist of the Year at the British Press Awards, and subsequently won this award again at the British Press Awards 2006.

Bibliography

• Behind the Scenes with Benetton Formula 1 (1995) with Chris Bennett
• The Bridge: Behind the Scenes at Chelsea (1998) with Jon Nicholson
• If You're Second You Are Nothing: Ferguson and Shankly (2006)

As Ghost Writer:

• Stan: Tackling My Demons by Stan Collymore (2004)

References