BBC Sports Personality of the Year

The BBC's Sports Personality of the Year was created by Paul Fox, who came up with the idea while he was editor of the magazine show Sportsview. The first award ceremony took place as part of a special gala edition of Sportsview held at the Savoy Hotel on 30 December 1954. The show lasted 45 minutes and was presented by Peter Dimmock.{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8e4f009b94b64e26954f1b62cbfda845 |title=Sports Review 1954 - 30 December 1954 |website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date=30 December 1954 |access-date=21 December 2023 |archive-date=21 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221153741/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8e4f009b94b64e26954f1b62cbfda845 |url-status=live }} The ceremony was combined with two other awards, the sportsman and sportswoman of the year, which were determined by votes through the Sporting Record newspaper.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/137168108 |title=Bannister the no. 1 sportsman |newspaper=The Birmingham Post |page=8 |date=31 December 1954 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=21 December 2023 |archive-date=25 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225084354/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/137168108/ |url-status=live }} The newspaper had presented their sportsman of the year award since 1946, to which they later added a sportswoman of the year award.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-gazette/137168641 |title=Woodcock's trophy |newspaper=Birmingham Gazette |page=5 |date=8 February 1947 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=21 December 2023 |archive-date=21 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221153744/https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-gazette/137168641/ |url-status=live }} The award for the 1953 Sporting Record winners had been broadcast on BBC radio in April 1954.{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/553750dd3b8ab74cc5da432ed57ddee1 |title=Sportsman of the year - 12 April 1954 |website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date=12 April 1954 |access-date=21 December 2023 |archive-date=21 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221153742/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/553750dd3b8ab74cc5da432ed57ddee1 |url-status=live }} Voting for the BBC award was by postcard, and rules presented in a Radio Times article stipulated that nominations were restricted to athletes who had featured on the Sportsview programme since April. For the inaugural BBC Sportsperson of the Year award, 14,517 votes were cast and Christopher Chataway beat fellow athlete Roger Bannister.{{cite web|url=http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/spoty.htm|title=Sports Personality of the Year|last=Marcus|first=Laurence|year=2005|publisher=televisionheaven.co.uk|access-date=13 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525151453/http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/spoty.htm|archive-date=25 May 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} The following year the show was renamed Sports Review of the Year and given a longer duration of 75 minutes.

The award continued to be held together with the sportsman and sportswoman of the year awards until 1958, by which time the latter awards were being organised by the Daily Express.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-journal/137167088 |title=Sports Oscars for Black and Judy Grinham |newspaper=The Guardian Journal |page=7 |date=11 December 1958 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=21 December 2023 |archive-date=21 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221153745/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-journal/137167088/ |url-status=live }} From 1959 the BBC award ceremony was separated from the sportsman and sportswoman of the year awards.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-journal/137167261 |title=Surtees gets top vote |newspaper=The Guardian Journal |page=7 |date=17 December 1958 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=21 December 2023 |archive-date=21 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221153745/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-journal/137167261/ |url-status=live }}

In 1960 Dimmock presented the show, and introduced two new awards: the Team of the Year award and the Overseas Personality award, won by the Cooper Car Company and athlete Herb Elliott respectively.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_2003/3222736.stm|title=Past winners: 1959–1962|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=12 January 2009 | date=27 November 2003| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060311060654/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_2003/3222736.stm| archive-date=11 March 2006| url-status= live}} David Coleman joined the show the following year and remained a co-presenter until 1983.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/sports_personality/1021554.stm|title=David Coleman|date=16 November 2000|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=13 January 2009|archive-date=10 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210105225/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/sports_personality/1021554.stm|url-status=live}} Swimmer Anita Lonsbrough became the first female recipient of the main award in 1962; females won it in the following two years as well.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2008/nov/09/rebecca-adlington-lewis-hamilton|title=BBC battle of the sexes|last=Kessel|first=Anna|date=9 November 2008|work=The Guardian|access-date=13 January 2009 | location=London| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090204122805/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2008/nov/09/rebecca-adlington-lewis-hamilton| archive-date= 4 February 2009 | url-status= live}} Frank Bough took over as presenter in 1964 and presented Sports Review for 18 years.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/sports_personality/1021673.stm|title=Frank Bough|date=25 November 2000|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=13 January 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071002200320/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/sports_personality/1021673.stm| archive-date=2 October 2007| url-status= live}} In 1969, a new Manager of the Year award was given to Don Revie for his achievements with Leeds United, the only occasion it was presented. In the following year boxer Henry Cooper became the first person to win the main award twice, having already won in 1967.

During the 1970s Bough and Coleman presided over the ceremony alongside Jimmy Hill,{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/sports_personality/1023114.stm |title=Jimmy Hill |date=16 November 2000 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=13 January 2009 |archive-date=28 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060528165608/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/sports_personality/1023114.stm |url-status=live }} Cliff Morgan,{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/2327609/Gary-Lineker%27s-dog-days-now-a-distant-memory.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080831044359/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/2327609/Gary-Lineker%27s-dog-days-now-a-distant-memory.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 August 2008 |title=Gary Lineker's dog days now a distant memory |last=Philip |first=Robert |date=5 December 2007 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=13 January 2009 |location=London}} Kenneth Wolstenholme, and Harry Carpenter, who also went on to present the show until 1985.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/sports_personality/1021770.stm |title=Harry Carpenter |date=16 November 2000 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=13 January 2009 |archive-date=28 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060528165411/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/sports_personality/1021770.stm |url-status=live }} Des Lynam took over as main host from Bough in 1983,{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/sports_personality/1021657.stm |title=Des Lynham |date=16 November 2000 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=13 January 2009 |archive-date=28 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060528165341/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/sports_personality/1021657.stm |url-status=live }} and presided over figure skating duo Torvill and Dean's win the following year, when they became the first non-individual winners of the main award. Steve Rider replaced Carpenter as co-host in 1986,{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/sports_personality/1021539.stm |title=Steve Rider |date=25 November 2000 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=13 January 2009 |archive-date=28 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060528165257/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/sports_personality/1021539.stm |url-status=live }} at which a Special Team Award was presented to Great Britain men's 4 x 400 m relay team. In the 1980s, Steve Davis finished in the top three on five occasions, including one win in 1988.

In 1991, angler Bob Nudd received the most votes following a campaign in the Angling Times.{{cite news |url=http://sport.guardian.co.uk/pictures/image/0,10593,-10704317004,00.html |title=Alternative Sports Personality of the Year 2001: 5. Bob Nudd |year=2001 |work=The Guardian |access-date=23 December 2008 |location=London |archive-date=7 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207124154/http://sport.guardian.co.uk/pictures/image/0,10593,-10704317004,00.html |url-status=live }} However, the BBC deemed this to be against the rules and refused to acknowledge his votes,{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/pictures/image/0,10593,-10704317004,00.html|title=5. Bob Nudd | guardian.co.uk Sport|website=www.theguardian.com}} allowing athlete Liz McColgan to win the award. The following year racing driver Nigel Mansell became the second person to win the main award twice, having won his first in 1986. Sue Barker presented the show for the first time in 1994,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/7663542.stm |title=Sports Personality presenters |date=13 November 2008 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=13 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205110356/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/7663542.stm |archive-date=5 December 2008 |url-status=live}} at which racing driver Damon Hill won the first of his two awards, the second coming two years later. Boxer Frank Bruno was the inaugural winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996,{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/hill-wins-bbc-award-for-second-time-1314754.html |title=Hill wins BBC award for second time |date=16 December 1996 |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent News & Media |access-date=18 July 2009 |location=London |archive-date=3 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103181143/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/hill-wins-bbc-award-for-second-time-1314754.html |url-status=live }} and as of 2014 there have been 15 recipients of the award.

In 1999 the show was renamed Sports Personality of the Year, and Gary Lineker joined the show as a co-presenter alongside Rider and Barker.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/sports_personality/1021520.stm |title=Gary Lineker |date=16 November 2000 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=13 January 2009 |archive-date=28 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060528165227/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/sports_personality/1021520.stm |url-status=live }} They were supported that year by John Inverdale and Clare Balding. The ceremony introduced a further three regular awards: Coach of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and a Helen Rollason Award for "outstanding courage and achievement in the face of adversity".{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/sports_personality/1016913.stm |title=And the winner is ... |date=16 November 2000 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=14 January 2009}} In a one-off award, boxer Muhammad Ali was voted as the Sports Personality of the Century.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/muhammad-ali-named-bbc-sportsman-of-the-century-741581.html |title=Muhammad Ali named BBC Sportsman of the Century |last=Staniforth |first=Mark |date=12 December 1999 |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent News & Media |access-date=12 January 2009 |location=London |archive-date=28 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528174936/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/muhammad-ali-named-bbc-sportsman-of-the-century-741581.html |url-status=live }}

On 1 November 2003, BBC Books published "BBC Sports Personality of the Year 50th Anniversary" ({{ISBN|0-563-48747-X}}), written by Steve Rider and Martyn Smith, to mark the golden anniversary of the show.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/dec/12/smalltalk.sportinterviews |title=Steve Rider |last=Harper |first=Nick |date=12 December 2003 |work=The Guardian |access-date=13 January 2009 |location=London}}{{cite book |title=BBC Sports Personality of the Year 50th Anniversary |isbn=056348747X|last1=Rider |first1=Steve |year=2003 |publisher=BBC Worldwide }} Leading up to the anniversary show on 14 December 2003, a series of five half-hour special programmes, entitled Simply The Best – Sports Personality, were broadcast. Hosted by Gary Lineker, the episodes were shown on BBC One for five consecutive nights from 8–12 December 2003; each covered one decade of Sports Personality history.{{cite press release |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/10_october/16/sports_personality_50th.shtml |title=BBC Sports Personality of the Year celebrates its 50th birthday |date=16 October 2003 |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 February 2009 |archive-date=13 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113213559/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/10_october/16/sports_personality_50th.shtml |url-status=live }} At the end of each programme, viewers voted for their favourite Sports Personality winner from the decade covered; the five winners then went onto a shortlist for one of two special 50th Anniversary awards.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_2003/3232482.stm |title=Simply the best |date=12 December 2003 |publisher=BBC |access-date=24 June 2009 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923175037/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_2003/3232482.stm |url-status=live }} From this shortlist, rower Steve Redgrave was voted Golden Sports Personality of the Year by the public.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/3318999.stm |title=Redgrave voted golden great |date=14 December 2003 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=11 January 2009 |archive-date=14 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061214143723/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/3318999.stm |url-status=live }} The England World Cup-winning team of 1966 won a Team of the Decades award, voted for by representatives from all previous Teams of the Year.

In 2006, for the first time in its 53-year history, the event was held outside London, in Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre (NEC). For the first time, tickets for the event were made available to the public, and 3,000 were sold in the first hour.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/6080190.stm|title=New vote for Sports Personality|date=1 December 2006|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=10 January 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070317044541/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/6080190.stm| archive-date=17 March 2007| url-status= live}} That year, Adrian Chiles joined the show and co-presented alongside Barker and Lineker for two years.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2352003/Night-of-the-stars-not-Chiles%27-play.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130422063201/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2352003/Night-of-the-stars-not-Chiles%27-play.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 April 2013|title=Night of the stars not Chiles' play|last=Philip|first=Robert|date=8 December 2006|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=13 January 2009 | location=London}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/2327173/Football-fails-to-register-on-BBC-short-list.html|title=Football fails to register on BBC short list|last=Baker|first=Andrew|date=1 December 2007|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=21 October 2010|location=London|archive-date=19 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119001051/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/2327173/Football-fails-to-register-on-BBC-short-list.html|url-status=live}} The 2007 ceremony was the first of a two-year sponsorship deal with Britvic's brand Robinsons, and the capacity of the NEC was increased from 5,000 to 8,000.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/06_june/14/personality.shtml|title=BBC Sports Personality of the Year event grows with support of Robinsons|date=14 June 2006|publisher=BBC|access-date=10 January 2009|archive-date=13 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113180833/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/06_june/14/personality.shtml|url-status=live}} The event sold out,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/7258355.stm|title= Liverpool gets Sports Personality|date=22 February 2008|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=31 December 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080303143457/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/7258355.stm| archive-date=3 March 2008| url-status= live}} but the sponsorship deal was shortened to one year after complaints by ITV and RadioCentre caused the BBC Trust to rule in {{Nowrap|June 2008}} that "Editorial Guidelines were breached and the editorial integrity of the BBC compromised by giving the impression to licence fee payers via Sports Personality of the Year that part of a BBC service had been sponsored."{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/appeals/sports_personality_appeals.html|title=BBC Trust decisions on fair trading and editorial appeals by ITV plc and RadioCentre regarding Sports Personality of the Year 2007 and the BBC sponsorship website|date=21 July 2008|work=BBC Trust|publisher=BBC|access-date=10 January 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090213010709/http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/appeals/sports_personality_appeals.html| archive-date= 13 February 2009 | url-status= live}} They decided that the 2008 awards should not be broadcast as a sponsored event, and no new sponsorship deal was negotiated after the Britvic deal expired.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/21/bbc.television2?gusrc=rss&feed=media|title=BBC Sports Personality of the Year show stripped of sponsorship|last=Sweney|first=Mark|date=21 July 2008|work=The Guardian|access-date=10 January 2009 | location=London}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7517728.stm|title=BBC 'compromised' by sport deal|date=21 July 2008|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=10 January 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090111165758/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7517728.stm| archive-date= 11 January 2009 | url-status= live}} In {{Nowrap|February 2008}}, the BBC announced that the 2008 Sports Personality of the Year event would be held at the Echo Arena, Liverpool. One reason for the move to Liverpool was to allow greater numbers to view the show live, as the 10,600-seater venue in Liverpool had a bigger capacity than the NEC. That year Jake Humphrey replaced Chiles as co-presenter. The 2009 show was rumoured to be held in either Cardiff or Glasgow.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/sport-review-of-the-year/3778460/Steven-Gerrard-and-Jamie-Carragher-miss-Sports-Personality-of-the-Year.html|title=Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher miss Sports Personality of the Year|last=Kelso|first=Paul|date=16 December 2008|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=10 January 2009 | location=London| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090129090817/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/sport-review-of-the-year/3778460/Steven-Gerrard-and-Jamie-Carragher-miss-Sports-Personality-of-the-Year.html| archive-date= 29 January 2009 | url-status= live}} However, it was announced on {{Nowrap|30 April}} 2009 that the show would be staged at the Sheffield Arena,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/8012272.stm|title=Sheffield gets Sports Personality|date=30 April 2009|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=10 June 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090504231358/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/8012272.stm| archive-date= 4 May 2009 | url-status= live}} after the city won the hosting rights over Cardiff.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportindustry.biz/news-categories/news/sheffield-host-sports-personality/|title=Sheffield To Host Sports Personality|date=18 September 2014|website=Sport Industry Group|access-date=17 December 2024}}

The 2010 ceremony was held in Birmingham's LG Arena with approximately 12,000 guests.{{cite news|title=Birmingham to host 2010 Sports Personality of the Year |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/8684507.stm|work=BBC Sport|access-date=18 May 2010 | date=18 May 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100521082818/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/8684507.stm| archive-date= 21 May 2010 | url-status= live}} The ceremony in 2011 was held at Salford's dock10 Studios within MediaCityUK.{{cite news |title=BBC Sports Personality: Top stars in running for award |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/sports-personality/16292622 |access-date=19 October 2018 |archive-date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019205615/https://www.bbc.com/sport/sports-personality/16292622 |url-status=live }} The 2012 ceremony took place at ExCeL London, which had been one of the major venues for both the Olympics and Paralympics earlier that year. The 60th ceremony in 2013 was held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. In 2014, the ceremony was held in Scotland for the first time in its history, at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, which had served as a host venue during the Commonwealth Games earlier in the year. In 2015, the ceremony was held in Northern Ireland for the first time, at the SSE Arena in Belfast, on 20 December. The event returned to Birmingham and Liverpool in 2016 and 2017 respectively. The 2018 ceremony took place in Birmingham, marking the city's fifth time hosting the event (3rd time at the same venue). In 2018 the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year award was renamed World Sport Star of the Year. Along with the change of name, votes could be cast from outside of the UK for the first time. In addition a new award was announced: Greatest Sporting Moment of the Year. For the main award, the nominees would not be announced until the show itself.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/45712150|title=BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2018: Nominees to be revealed live on the night|date=2 October 2018|website=BBC|access-date=9 December 2018|archive-date=11 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811221115/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/45712150|url-status=live}} The 2019 ceremony took place in The Event Complex in Aberdeen.

The 2020 ceremony took place on 20 December at the dock10 studios in Salford. Despite the national COVID-19 restrictions, the event was broadcast live on BBC One and hosted by Lineker, Balding, Gabby Logan and for the first time, Alex Scott. Boxer Tyson Fury created controversy ahead of the awards by rejecting his nomination and instructing his legal team to force the BBC to exclude him from the shortlist.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/55302097|title=Fury remains on shortlist despite letter|work=BBC Sport|access-date=20 December 2020|archive-date=16 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216091514/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/55302097|url-status=live}} Despite his protestations, Fury remained on the shortlist for the trophy which was won for the second time by Lewis Hamilton.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/sports-personality/55336369|title=Hamilton wins Sports Personality of the Year|work=BBC Sport|access-date=12 November 2021|archive-date=12 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112202309/https://www.bbc.com/sport/sports-personality/55336369|url-status=live}} Also awarded that year was the Expert Panel Special Award, awarded to footballer Marcus Rashford for his campaign against child food poverty.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55388001|title=Marcus Rashford given Expert Panel Special Award at Sports Personality of the Year 2020|work=BBC Sport|access-date=6 December 2021|archive-date=6 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206140432/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55388001|url-status=live}}

In May 2024, it was announced that under the BBC's "competitive tender" policy, Whisper North had won the tender to produce the ceremony.{{Cite web |url=https://whisper.tv/article/whisper-north-win-the-competitive-tender-to-produce-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year/ |title=WHISPER NORTH WIN THE COMPETITIVE TENDER TO PRODUCE BBC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - Whisper |date=29 May 2024 |access-date=31 May 2024 |archive-date=31 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531142831/https://whisper.tv/article/whisper-north-win-the-competitive-tender-to-produce-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year/ |url-status=live }}

The trophy for the main award was created in the 1950s and cost about £1,000. It was first presented to the inaugural winner, Christopher Chataway, in 1954. It is a silver-plated four-turret lens camera, with the name of each winner engraved on individual shields attached to a plinth underneath the camera. The trophy originally had one plinth, but two more were added to create room for more shields. A replica trophy was made in 1981 and sent to India in case Ian Botham won the award while playing cricket there—which he did.{{cite web|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-110998997|title=Of all the medals and awards I have been given, BBC's big prize is the one I always regard as the 'Oscar'|date=8 December 2003|work=The Daily Mirror|publisher=|access-date=8 February 2009}}{{dead link|date=July 2021}} The original trophy is still used for the ceremony, and is engraved after the show before being given to the winner, who keeps it for eight or nine months.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/sports_personality/1683335.stm|title=Story behind the trophy|last=Wiltshire|first=Lewis|date=29 November 2001|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=8 February 2009|archive-date=28 May 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060528165823/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/sports_personality/1683335.stm|url-status=live}} The trophies for second and third place, and for the other awards, are smaller imitations of the main trophy,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/6166977.stm|title=Sports Personality photos|date=10 December 2006|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|format=Image 10|access-date=8 February 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070125035343/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/6166977.stm| archive-date=25 January 2007| url-status= live}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/7135418.stm|title=Sports Personality photos|date=9 December 2007|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|format=Images 9, 13, and 19|access-date=8 February 2009}} but have in the past been silver salvers.{{cite video|people=Des Lynam (presenter), David Sheppard (guest-presenter), Steve Davis and Frank Bruno (recipients)|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/sport/programmes/sroty/1989.ram|title=Sports Review of the Year – 1989|medium=Television production|publisher=BBC|access-date=14 February 2009|format=.ram|time=1:36:30| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090324234012/http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/sport/programmes/sroty/1989.ram| archive-date= 24 March 2009 | url-status= live}} (Note: Requires RealPlayer software) For the two special awards celebrating the 50th Anniversary, and for the Sports Personality of the Century award, similar miniature trophies were presented but they were gold in colour.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/1662849.stm|title=Lewis: Good but not great|last=Trickett|first=Alex|date=19 November 2001|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=8 February 2009|archive-date=17 September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070917081102/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/1662849.stm|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/photo_galleries/3319185.stm|title=Sports Personality awards photos|date=14 December 2003|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|format=Image 3|access-date=8 February 2009|archive-date=6 July 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040706030334/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/photo_galleries/3319185.stm|url-status=live}}

Currently two BBC national regions, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Northern Ireland, each hold individual sports personality awards. Respectively, they are BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year since 1954,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/12_december/08/wales.shtml|title=BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2008 winners announced|date=8 December 2008|work=BBC Press Office|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 January 2008|archive-date=13 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113181240/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/12_december/08/wales.shtml|url-status=live}} and BBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year since 2003.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/7780207.stm|title=Cavanagh gets BBC Sport NI award|date=12 December 2008|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 January 2008|archive-date=20 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920041949/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/7780207.stm|url-status=live}} In 1977, BBC Scotland presented their own equivalent for the first time but this has since been discontinued.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/home/sportspersonality4.shtml|title=Scottish Sports Personality of the Year|work=BBC Sport Scotland|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 January 2009|archive-date=24 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824063017/http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/home/sportspersonality4.shtml|url-status=live}}

The 12 local BBC English Regions also have their own award ceremonies,* West Midlands: {{cite web

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/midlandstoday/content/articles/2008/12/05/unsung_midlandstoday_2008winners_feature.shtml

|title=BBC Midlands Sports Awards - the winners

|date=11 December 2008

|work=BBC Midlands Today

|publisher=BBC

|access-date=11 January 2009

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223172538/http://www.bbc.co.uk/midlandstoday/content/articles/2008/12/05/unsung_midlandstoday_2008winners_feature.shtml

|archive-date=23 December 2008

|url-status=live

}}

• East Midlands: {{cite web

|url=http://www.sportengland.org/eastmidlands_index/eastmidlands_news_media/iyr_east_midlands-awardwinners.htm

|title=Dame Ellen is East Midlands Sports Personality of the Year

|publisher=Sport England

|access-date=11 January 2009

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202151117/http://www.sportengland.org/eastmidlands_index/eastmidlands_news_media/iyr_east_midlands-awardwinners.htm

|archive-date=2 December 2008

|url-status=dead

|df=dmy

}}

• Yorkshire and Lincolnshire: {{cite web

|url=http://www.sportengland.org/eastmidlands_index/eastmidlands_news_media/iyr_east_midlands-lincs_award_winners.htm

|title=Lincs sports stars in the spotlight

|publisher=Sport England

|access-date=11 January 2009

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080217230303/http://www.sportengland.org/eastmidlands_index/eastmidlands_news_media/iyr_east_midlands-lincs_award_winners.htm

|archive-date=17 February 2008

|df=dmy

}}

• South West: {{cite web

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2007/11/23/sports_awards_winners_feature.shtml

|title=BBC South West Sports Awards: the winners

|date=24 January 2008

|work=BBC Devon

|publisher=BBC

|access-date=11 January 2009

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102135704/http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2007/11/23/sports_awards_winners_feature.shtml

|archive-date=2 January 2009

|url-status=live

}}

• East: {{cite web

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/lookeast/content/articles/2008/12/08/sports_award2008_feature.shtml

|title=Hamilton our top Sports Personality again

|date=10 December 2008

|work=BBC Look East

|publisher=BBC

|access-date=11 January 2009

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229214336/http://www.bbc.co.uk/lookeast/content/articles/2008/12/08/sports_award2008_feature.shtml

|archive-date=29 December 2008

|url-status=live

}}

• Yorkshire: {{cite web

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2007/11/20/bbc_yorkshire_sports_personality_phone_feature.shtml

|title=BBC Yorkshire Sports Personality of the Year

|date=3 December 2007

|work=BBC North Yorkshire

|publisher=BBC

|access-date=11 January 2009

|archive-date=13 November 2012

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113181547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2007/11/20/bbc_yorkshire_sports_personality_phone_feature.shtml

|url-status=live

}}

• North East and Cumbria: {{cite web

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wear/content/articles/2008/12/01/north_east_sports_awards_2008_feature.shtml

|title=North East Sports Awards 2008

|date=10 December 2008

|work=BBC Wear

|publisher=BBC

|access-date=11 January 2009

|archive-date=13 November 2012

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113181745/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wear/content/articles/2008/12/01/north_east_sports_awards_2008_feature.shtml

|url-status=live

}}

• North West: {{cite web

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/radiofoyle/programmes/sport/sports_personality07.shtml

|title=North West Sports Personality 2007

|work=BBC Radio Foyle

|publisher=BBC

|access-date=11 January 2008

|archive-date=13 November 2012

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113181610/http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/radiofoyle/programmes/sport/sports_personality07.shtml

|url-status=live

}}

• London: {{cite web

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/11/05/sports_personality_2007_feature.shtml

|title=2007 BBC London Sports Personality of the Year

|date=21 November 2007

|work=BBC London

|publisher=BBC

|access-date=11 January 2008

|archive-date=11 November 2007

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111014429/http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/11/05/sports_personality_2007_feature.shtml

|url-status=live

}}

• South East: {{cite web

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2006/11/23/sports_awards_2006_feature.shtml?page=2

|title=BBC South East Sports Awards: the winners

|date=6 December 2008

|work=BBC Radio Kent

|publisher=BBC

|access-date=11 January 2008

|archive-date=13 November 2012

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113181707/http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2006/11/23/sports_awards_2006_feature.shtml?page=2

|url-status=live

}}

• South: {{cite web

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/12_december/04/south.shtml

|title=Geoff Holt is BBC South Sports Personality of the Year 2007

|date=4 December 2007

|work=BBC Press Office

|publisher=BBC

|access-date=11 January 2009

|archive-date=13 November 2012

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113181736/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/12_december/04/south.shtml

|url-status=live

}}

• West: {{cite web

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/12_december/04/west.shtml

|title=Gary Johnson is BBC West Sports Personality of the Year

|date=4 December 2007

|work=BBC Press Office

|publisher=BBC

|access-date=11 January 2008

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207031057/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/12_december/04/west.shtml

|archive-date=7 December 2007

|url-status=live

}} which are held locally prior to the national ceremony. Also, fifteen regional winners comprise the nominees for the BBC Sports Unsung Hero Award.

File:Muhammad Ali 1997.jpg was voted Sports Personality of the Century in 1999]]

In 1969, Don Revie was presented with a Manager of the Year award for his achievements while in charge of Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds became champions of the Football League First Division that season, having lost only two games and scored a record number of points.{{cite video|people=Frank Bough (presenter), Don Revie (recipient)|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/sport/programmes/sroty/1969.ram|title=Sports Review of the Year – 1969|medium=Television production|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=23 February 2009|format=.ram|time=30:16|archive-date=8 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808115500/http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/sport/programmes/sroty/1969.ram|url-status=live}} (Note: Requires RealPlayer software).

File:DavidWalliams.jpg won a Special Achievement Award in 2006]]

In 1981, to recognise the year of the disabled, Dennis Moore received a Special Achievement Award for completing the inaugural London Marathon despite being blind since birth. Lester Piggott won an award in 1984 for his achievements, including winning the St. Leger Stakes on Commanche Run that year, Piggott's record-breaking 28th British classic win.{{cite video|people=Des Lynam (presenter), Gordon Richards (guest-presenter), Lester Piggott (recipient)|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/sport/programmes/sroty/1984.ram|title=Sports Review of the Year – 1984|medium=Television production|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=21 February 2009|format=.ram|time=57:36|archive-date=8 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808101753/http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/sport/programmes/sroty/1984.ram|url-status=live}} (Note: Requires RealPlayer software). In 1994, Piggott won the award again for his "services to racing". Comedian David Walliams received the award in 2006 "for his outstanding achievement of swimming the English Channel for charity", which raised over £1 million for Sport Relief.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/6220542.stm|title=Sports Personality: The winners|date=10 December 2006|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=18 February 2009|archive-date=14 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214103922/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/6220542.stm|url-status=live}} Fellow comedian Eddie Izzard was presented with the award in 2009 after running 43 marathons in 51 days for Sport Relief.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/8406078.stm|title=Eddie Izzard given BBC Sports Personality special award|date=13 December 2009|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=13 December 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091230123610/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/8406078.stm| archive-date= 30 December 2009 | url-status= live}}

File:Australia II pan.JPG and his crew of Australia II (pictured) received the International Team Award in 1986]]

In 1983, the team of Australia II received an International Team Award in recognition of their victory in the 1983 America's Cup. The American defender Liberty had taken a 3–1 lead in races, but Australia II came back to win 4–3 and take the America's Cup, ending a 132-year winning streak by the New York Yacht Club. It was the first time the competition had gone to a seventh and final race.{{cite video|people=Des Lynam (presenter), Peter de Savary (guest-presenter) Alan Bond (recipient)|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/sport/programmes/sroty/1983.ram|title=Sports Review of the Year – 1983|medium=Television production|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=23 February 2009|format=.ram|time=34:25| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090324234011/http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/sport/programmes/sroty/1983.ram| archive-date= 24 March 2009 | url-status= live}} (Note: Requires RealPlayer software)

In 1986, a Special Team Award was presented to the British 4 × 400m squad of Derek Redmond, Kriss Akabusi, Brian Whittle, Roger Black, Todd Bennett, and Phil Brown, who won gold at the European Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bm/ec.htm|title=British Medallists in European Championships|publisher=Descartes Publishing|work=Athletics Weekly|access-date=11 January 2009|archive-date=18 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918004253/http://www.gbrathletics.com/bm/ec.htm|url-status=live}} Akabusi, Black, Bennett and Brown also won gold for England in the 4 x 400 m at the Commonwealth Games that year.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bm/cg.htm|title=British Medallists in Commonwealth Games|publisher=Descartes Publishing|work=Athletics Weekly|access-date=11 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201035352/http://www.gbrathletics.com/bm/cg.htm |archive-date=1 February 2009 |url-status=live}}{{cite video|people=Des Lynam (presenter), David Hemery (guest-presenter), Kriss Akabusi (recipient)|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/sport/programmes/sroty/1986.ram|title=Sports Review of the Year – 1986|medium=Television production|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=15 March 2009|format=.ram|time=1:40:20|archive-date=20 May 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060520153030/http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/sport/programmes/sroty/1986.ram|url-status=live}} (Note: Requires RealPlayer software)

In 1990, Good Sport Awards were presented for courage and good sportsmanship to Derek Warwick, Martin Donnelly, Louise Aitken-Walker and Tina Thörner, who were all involved in motor racing accidents that year. Warwick survived a high speed crash at Monza; Donnelly crashed during a practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix—the injuries he received ended his Formula One career;{{cite web|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00270.html|title=Formula 1 drivers: coping with injury|last=Saward|first=Joe|date=1 July 1997|publisher=Inside F1|access-date=21 February 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090226063730/http://grandprix.com/ft/ft00270.html| archive-date= 26 February 2009 | url-status= live}} Aitken-Walker and co-driver Thörner crashed off a cliff into a lake in Portugal when competing in the women's World Rally Championship, which they went on to win that year.

In 1999, a one-off award voted for by the British public selected a Sports Personality of the Century. Muhammad Ali accumulated more votes from BBC viewers than the combined total of the five other contenders: Pelé, George Best, Donald Bradman, Jack Nicklaus, and Jesse Owens.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/561352.stm|title=Ali crowned Sportsman of Century|date=13 December 1999|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=12 January 2009|archive-date=30 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830034524/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/561352.stm|url-status=live}}

File:Chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (5808934157).jpg won the Special Gold Award in 2005]]

In 2005, Sebastian Coe received a Special Gold Award for chairing London's winning bid for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic games.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4519100.stm|title=Coe picks up surprise BBC award|date=11 December 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=13 March 2009|archive-date=22 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061222072811/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4519100.stm|url-status=live}}

In 2020, Marcus Rashford received an Expert Panel Special Award for his campaign for free school meals during the COVID-19 pandemic and against child food poverty. In 2022, Kevin Sinfield received a Special Award for raising awareness of and fundraising for motor neurone disease.

File:2015-02-06 Sir Bobby Charlton 0288.JPG, who collected the Team of the Decades award on behalf of England's 1966 World Cup winning football team]]

As part of the 50th Anniversary of BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2003, two additional awards were presented.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2427004/Wilkinson-and-Redgrave-scoop-top-BBC-awards.html|title=Wilkinson and Redgrave scoop top BBC awards|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=17 January 2009|last=Norton|first=Charlie|date=15 December 2003|location=London|archive-date=2 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602230239/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2427004/Wilkinson-and-Redgrave-scoop-top-BBC-awards.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2427003/World-Cup-winners-scoop-prize.html|title=World Cup winners scoop prize|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=17 January 2009|last=Norton|first=Charlie|date=14 December 2003|location=London|archive-date=11 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111003420/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2427003/World-Cup-winners-scoop-prize.html|url-status=live}} In the lead up to the anniversary show on {{Nowrap|14 December}} 2003, a series of five half-hour special programmes, entitled Simply The Best – Sports Personality, were broadcast. Hosted by Gary Lineker, the episodes were shown on BBC One for five consecutive nights from 8 to {{Nowrap|12 December}} 2003 and each covered one decade of Sports Personality.

To celebrate the golden anniversary of the show, a special award was voted for by the public to recognise an all-time Golden Sports Personality from the previous winners of the last 49 years.{{cite press release|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/12_december/14/jonny_wilkinson.shtml|title=Jonny Wilkinson is BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2003|date=14 December 2003|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 January 2009|archive-date=14 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314100702/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/12_december/14/jonny_wilkinson.shtml|url-status=live}} A shortlist of five was planned to contain one winner from each decade of the award;{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/brian-viner/if-only-steve-redgrave-had-a-mohican-576035.html|title=If only Steve Redgrave had a Mohican ..|last=Viner|first=Brian|date=9 December 2003|work=The Independent|publisher=Independent News & Media|access-date=11 January 2009 | location=London}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} however, the actual shortlist contained two winners from the most recent decade—rower Steve Redgrave, who won the award, and footballer David Beckham. The other members of the shortlist were footballer Bobby Moore, cricketer Ian Botham and ice skating duo Torvill and Dean.

Alf Ramsey's squad won a poll to select a Team of the Decade for the 50th anniversary show. Representatives from each of the past winners of the Team of the Year award voted for their outstanding team of the last 50 years. Bobby Robson presented the award to Bobby Charlton, who collected the award on behalf of the late Bobby Moore's team.

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