Greatest British sportsperson of all time
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Re: Greatest British sportsperson of all time
Honorable mention to Kelly Slater who won 11 world titles over nearly 20 years.
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Re: Greatest British sportsperson of all time
British?JerseyHammer wrote:Honorable mention to Kelly Slater who won 11 world titles over nearly 20 years.
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Peak Hendry was better.Clucking Bell wrote:As does Steve "Interesting" Davis. I guess it all depends on whether you think snooker is actually a sport or not?
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Re: Greatest British sportsperson of all time
Reading not my strong point todayDasNutNock wrote: British?
Too hard to single any one person out.
Greatest British team of all time? England's World Cup winning side?
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Thought I'd throw Walter Cornelius name in the hat as I doubt anyone else will ?
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Any relation to our own Phil Woosnam DNN ? Who surely must rate amongst the Greatest Hammers Haircuts of all time ?
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His nephew, according to wiki - and cousin to Ian! Sportsman's DNA? You'd have to think so.Spammy The Vee wrote:Any relation to our own Phil Woosnam DNN ? Who surely must rate amongst the Greatest Hammers Haircuts of all time ?
Max Woosnam's sports career reads like something that'd be rejected by the editor of Roy of the Rovers for being too far-fetched.
147 break
Scratch golfer
Ton at Lords
Captain of Man City when they finished 2nd in the league
Captained England
Played rugby for the Barbarians
Won Olympic gold and silver medals in Tennis
Won the doubles at Wimbledon
Quadruple blue at Cambridge
Captain of the British Davis Cup team
Astonishing.
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Re: Greatest British sportsperson of all time
He once defeated actor and film director Charlie Chaplin at table tennis, playing with a butter knife instead of a bat.
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