My top 20 British sports personalities of the 1970s and 80s
British sports was very entertaining back in the 70s and 80s. There was a sport for almost anybody. You did not particularly have to be athletic or work out hours daily to be a sportsman that received trophy's. You had Giant wrestlers Like Shirley Crab tree AKA Big Daddy that ate basically lots of what he wanted and worked out daily but then you had the Darts players and the Snooker players that did most of their workouts in the boozers. They would obviously practice their arts daily but would have a good few cigarettes and pints of beer on the go as they played. We also had well known brilliant Olympic athletes as well as an animal on this list a horse that will always be remembered as the greatest grand national winner of all times. I always remember my dad when I was a kid would turn on the wrestling and sit there eating fish and chips with brown sauce with slices of bread and butter and a pint of beer followed by a cigarette. The wrestling would be followed by horse racing then darts. Having only 3 channels in the 70s made your choice of television viewing easy. Below I will list my 20 favorite sports personalities of the 70s and 80s. These Sportsman and athletes will take you back to memory lane.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Big Daddy
Daley Thompson
Daley Thompson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daley_Thompson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daley_Thompson
Jockey wilson
Jockey wilson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocky_Wilson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocky_Wilson
Nigel Mansell
Tessa Sanderson
Tessa Sanderson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessa_Sanderson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessa_Sanderson
Jimmy White
Jimmy White
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_White
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_White
Alex Higgins
Alex Higgins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Higgins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Higgins
Lester Piggott
Lester Piggott
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Piggott
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Piggott
Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Coe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Coe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Coe
Ian Botham
Ian Botham
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Botham
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Botham
George Best
George Best
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best
Kevin Keegan
Kevin Keegan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Keegan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Keegan
Fatima Whitbread
Fatima Whitbread
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatima_Whitbread
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatima_Whitbread
Duncan Goodhew
Duncan Goodhew
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Goodhew
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Goodhew
Sharron Davies
Eddie the Eagle Edwards
Eddie the eagle Edwards
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_%22The_Eagle%22_Edwards
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_%22The_Eagle%22_Edwards
Geoff Capes
Geoff Capes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Capes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Capes
Steve Davis
Eric Bristow
Eric Bristow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Bristow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Bristow