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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Showing posts with label David Gower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label David Gower. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Friday, October 28, 2016
1984/85: England in India
This piece is a shortened version of my previous blogs on England's tour to India in 1984/85, which can be found here and here.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016
1984: England v Sri Lanka
It was supposed to be a consolation victory coming at the end of a demoralising summer for England in 1984. A single crumb of comfort to digest before David Gower's physically and mentally damaged team departed for a tour of India in the winter. Yet the famine stretched on. The one-off Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's ended up leaving more questions than answers.
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