Greatest British sportsperson of all time

['Appy 'Ammer]

[JerseyHammer]

Honorable mention to Kelly Slater who won 11 world titles over nearly 20 years.

[DasNutNock]

Honorable mention to Kelly Slater who won 11 world titles over nearly 20 years.

British?

[DasNutNock]

As does Steve "Interesting" Davis. I guess it all depends on whether you think snooker is actually a sport or not?

Peak Hendry was better.

[JerseyHammer]

British?

Reading not my strong point today

Too hard to single any one person out.

Greatest British team of all time? England's World Cup winning side?

[Spammy The Vee]

Thought I'd throw Walter Cornelius name in the hat as I doubt anyone else will ?

[DasNutNock]

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[Spammy The Vee]

Any relation to our own Phil Woosnam DNN ? Who surely must rate amongst the Greatest Hammers Haircuts of all time ?

[DasNutNock]

Any relation to our own Phil Woosnam DNN ? Who surely must rate amongst the Greatest Hammers Haircuts of all time ?

His nephew, according to wiki - and cousin to Ian! Sportsman's DNA? You'd have to think so.

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.

[-DL-]

He once defeated actor and film director Charlie Chaplin at table tennis, playing with a butter knife instead of a bat.

:lol: