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Greatest British sportsperson

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    stopmeandslapme Well-Known Member

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    I'm sure that, like me, you watched Andy win Wimbledon today and claim his place amongst the greatest sportsmen or sportswomen to have originated in the British Isles*. So let's put it to the vote, who is the greatest British sportsperson of all time? There are too many choices to make a poll on Mike's crappy site so nominate your top three and then we'll collate the results.

    My top three are:
    Sebastien Coe
    David Gower
    Frank Bruno

    *minus the pikey bit
     
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    Roger Bannister
    Martin Johnson
    Douglas Jardine
     
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    Voided, you must pick three.
     
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    Michael Jordan
    Hurricane Higgins
    Neil Armstrong
     
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    <laugh>

    I'd go for Bobby Charlton. Not due to bias at all :bandit:

    But he won the World Cup (which is as likely today as a Brit winning Wimbledon before Sir Andy came along), England's number one goalscorer plus European Cup and European Footballer of the Year winner, all after surviving Munich.
     
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    Did anyone notice if John Terry got himself tracksuited up and posed along with Andy Murray on the centre court yesterday?
     
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