Tag: Sport
Jimmy Hill dead at 87 following Alzheimer’s battle
19 December 2015
Jimmy Hill has died aged 87 following a battle with Alzheimer’s.
Hill will forever be remembered as one of the most influential figures...
Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle's illustrious baseball career began in the 1950s when he was a teenage phenomenon out of Commerce, Oklahoma, thrust into the limelight of...
Evonne Goolagong
Young newcomer Evonne Goolagong was one month away from her 20th birthday when she scored straight-set victories over Billie Jean King in the semi-finals...
Pelé
Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé was Brazil's soccer superstar, and one of the greatest footballers ever. He was fantastic, fabulous and friendly -...
Harlem Globetrotters
The exact beginnings of the Harlem Globetrotters are uncertain, although the team considers that their first-ever road game took place on 7 January 1927,...
George Best
There is a famous story about George Best after he had won one night at a casino and a bellboy found him in his...
Muhammad Ali/Cassius Clay
"I am the greatest," claimed Muhammad Ali - and many still consider him to be the finest heavyweight boxer of all time. His catchphrase "float...
Jackie Stewart
Jackie Stewart - The Flying Scotsman - drove an Elf Tyrell
In 1973 at Watkins Glen (which was Jackie's 100th Grand Prix) Stewart's teammate Francois...
Nadia Comaneci
Fourteen-year-old Romanian gymnast, Nadia Comaneci, delighted crowds at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada.
She won three gold medals, a silver and a bronze, scoring...
Roller Derby
Roller Derby was born in Chicago during the Depression but didn't achieve national prominence until the advent of television in the late 1940s. In...
