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Re: Best British sportsman/woman of all time?
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:43 pm
by Trumpton
C.B. Fry was also a highly rated fencer and an above average horseman.
Re: Best British sportsman/woman of all time?
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:45 pm
by Trumpton
Not forgetting J.P.R. Williams.
Re: Best British sportsman/woman of all time?
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:51 pm
by Trumpton
Please nobody suggest W.G. Grace. He was a cheat and a con. He played as an "amateur" but received payment for playing. His antics on the field were no better. On being cleaned bowled he'd pick up the bails place them back on top of the stumps and say to all: "They've (the spectators) have come to see me bat, not you (the bowler) bowling".
Re: Best British sportsman/woman of all time?
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:23 pm
by biffalo
The late, great ,John Edward Thompson Milburn
Re: Best British sportsman/woman of all time?
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:24 pm
by biffalo
The late, great ,John Edward Thompson Milburn, affectionately known as Wor Jackie.
Re: Best British sportsman/woman of all time?
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:40 pm
by IG
Men - David Beckham. I know I'll get criticism for that but has contributed huge amounts on and off the field. His contributions will stand the test of time and the country will appreciate what it had in terms of Beckham the footballer once he has stopped playing.
Women - Tough one. I'm going to go for Paula Radcliffe. Hugely successful in her field, very committed (as evidenced by coming back and winning after a kid).
IG
Re: Best British sportsman/woman of all time?
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:46 pm
by Sam Slater
People hate the fact there's nothing much to hate.
[quote]I pointed out that in a game called football,....[/quote]
You mean 'soccer'? !doh! !wink! !laugh!