Daily Mirror

Bobby is the best

World Cup winner Moore is named BBC’s best ever sports personalit­y

- BY KELLY ALLEN mirrornews@mirror.co.uk @DailyMirro­r

REST OF TOP 20 4 Sir Steve Redgrave

Sir Chris Hoy Sir Mo Farah Daley Thompson David Beckham Torvill and Dean Paul Gascoigne Sir Ian Botham Jonny Wilkinson AP McCoy Sir Henry Cooper

14 Paula Radcliffe 15 Andrew Flintoff 16 Sir Bradley Wiggins

17= Joe Calzaghe 17= Dame Kelly Holmes

Lord Sebastian Coe

17= John Surtees 18= Ryan Giggs 18= Dame Mary Peters

19 Sir Chris Chataway

20 Sir Stirling Moss WORLD Cup-winning England captain Bobby Moore has been voted the Greatest Sports Personalit­y of All Time.

Sir Bobby originally won Sports Personalit­y of the

Year in 1966 after the 4-2 final victory over West Germany at Wembley.

Now he’s been named

“best ever” in a poll to celebrate the 65th anniversar­y of the BBC awards.

The West Ham legend’s daughter, Roberta, said: “It makes me incredibly proud to think that after all this time he is held in such high esteem.” She added that Bobby, who died of cancer in 1993 at 51, would have been very proud. She said in the Radio Times: “It really is very touching and huge comfort to all our family. The original trophy was in pride of place.” Sir Andy Murray, the only one to lift the trophy on three occasions, was runner-up.

Lewis Hamilton, who won in 2014, came third. Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan willl host the 65th awards on December 16.

 ??  ?? FIRST Bobby, gongs and Portugal star Eusebio 11 12 13 17=
FIRST Bobby, gongs and Portugal star Eusebio 11 12 13 17=
 ??  ?? SECOND Ace Andy Murray 5 6 7 8 9 10= 10=
SECOND Ace Andy Murray 5 6 7 8 9 10= 10=
 ??  ?? Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton

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