Showmasters Admin showmasters Posted April 26, 2011 Showmasters Admin Share Posted April 26, 2011 We are pleased to announce our latest guest for Sportmania BOB CHAMPION Robert "Bob" Champion MBE was born in Guisborough, in the north of England, on 4 June 1948. He is an English jump jockey who won the 1981 Grand National on Aldaniti. His triumph was made into a film Champions, with John Hurt portraying Champion. The film is based on Champion's book Champions Story, which he wrote with close friend and racing journalist and broadcaster Jonathan Powell. Other major races that Champion won during his career include the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup and the Whitbread Trial Chase. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours. In 1983 he formed the Bob Champion Cancer Trust, which has raised millions of pounds for cancer research. He retired from training horses in 1999. Bob was the subject of This Is Your Life in October 1981 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews on his wedding day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukegirl01 Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Might have to go just to see him !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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