There were many great winners of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) award in the 1980s, but also a few sporting figures who never had their names engraved on the shields housed on the famous old trophy.
This week I am taking a look back at some of the unlucky SPOTY losers, including a couple of snooker stars, a Grand Slam winning captain, and a golden boot winner who would probably be a cert for the SPOTY trophy in the current age.
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016
SPOTY: Unlucky losers in the 1980s
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Chinioty health care
November 30, 2016
1980s, Alex Higgins, Barry McGuigan, BBC, Bill Beaumont, Daley Thompson, David Gower, Dennis Taylor, Fatima Whitbread, Gary Lineker, Ian Botham, Kenny Dalglish, Nigel Mansell, Sandy Lyle, SPOTY, Steve Davis