all-rounders
Lord Byron
Douglas Clark
Denis Compton
Lottie Dod
C. B. Fry
Henry VIII
Max Woosnam
archery
Robin Hood
athletics
Roger Bannister
Robert Barclay
Linford Christie
Sebastian Coe
Lynn Davies
Kelly Holmes
Eric Liddell
Jos Naylor
Steve Ovett
Mary Peters
Mary Rand
Daley Thompson
Sydney Wooderson
BOXING
Henry Cooper
James Figg
Lennox Lewis
Daniel Mendoza
Randolph Turpin
CRICKET
Sydney Barnes
Ian Botham
Geoffrey Boycott
Mike Brearley
W. G. Grace
Walter Hammond
Jack Hobbs
Gilbert Jessop
Alan Knott
Jim Laker
Harold Larwood
Alfred Mynn
Fred Trueman
CYCLING
Beryl Burton
Tom Simpson
DARTS
Jocky Wilson
EQUESTRIANISM
Fred Archer
Eclipse
Tony McCoy
Lester Piggott
Gordon Richards
Red Rum
Harvey Smith
Fred Winter
FOOTBALL
Gordon Banks
George Best
John Charles
Bobby Charlton
Brian Clough
Kenny Dalglish
Duncan Edwards
Alex Ferguson
Paul Gascoigne
Arthur Kinnaird
Jimmy Johnstone
Denis Law
Stanley Matthews
Bobby Moore
Roy of the Rovers
GOLF
Henry Cotton
Laura Davies
Nick Faldo
Tony Jacklin
Old Tom and Young
Tom Morris
Harry Vardon
GREYHOUNDS
Mick the Miller
ICE SKATING
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean
MOTOR SPORT
Jim Clark
Graham Hill
Nigel Mansell
Stirling Moss
Barry Sheene
Jackie Stewart
ROWING
Jack Beresford
Steve Redgrave
RUGBY LEAGUE
Billy Boston
Ellery Hanley
Alex Murphy
RUGBY UNION
Gareth Edwards
Barry John
Martin Johnson
Willie John McBride
Cliff Morgan
Alexander Obolensky
William Webb Ellis
Jonny Wilkinson
J. P. R Williams
SAILING
Francis Chichester
Ellen MacArthur
SNOOKER
Joe Davies
Alex Higgins
SPEEDWAY
Peter Craven
SWIMMING
Matthew Webb
TENNIS
Fred Perry
 
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 From the launch of the book on 1st November we have already had suggested omissions from the book. Here are just a selection:
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