There were many great winners of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) award in the 1980s, but also a few sporting figures who never had their names engraved on the shields housed on the famous old trophy.
This week I am taking a look back at some of the unlucky SPOTY losers, including a couple of snooker stars, a Grand Slam winning captain, and a golden boot winner who would probably be a cert for the SPOTY trophy in the current age.
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Wednesday, 30 November 2016
SPOTY: Unlucky losers in the 1980s
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Mirab Poetry
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17:37
Steve Davis
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1980s,
Alex Higgins,
Barry McGuigan,
BBC,
Bill Beaumont,
Daley Thompson,
David Gower,
Dennis Taylor,
Fatima Whitbread,
Gary Lineker,
Ian Botham,
Kenny Dalglish,
Nigel Mansell,
Sandy Lyle,
SPOTY,
Steve Davis
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