Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
He had a good run
Collapse
X
-
RIP. Probably the most famous British athlete for about 30 years, at least until Coe and Ovett. Better known than dozens of Olympic medallists.
For a generation of telly watchers he represented a sort of pre-60s nostalgia. Any documentary about the era, he'd be in the opening credits, along with Everest and Suez.
-
What I can never fathom is that the year he set the record, the public gave SPOTY to Chris Chataway, who had acted as Bannister's pacesetter. Was that a case of typical British recognition of effort over achievement?
Comment
-
Originally posted by Rogin the Armchair fan View PostWhat I can never fathom is that the year he set the record, the public gave SPOTY to Chris Chataway, who had acted as Bannister's pacesetter. Was that a case of typical British recognition of effort over achievement?
Chataway won a big 5000m race that was televised live via Eurovision. He was perhaps the first sports star made by television.
See his wiki page.
Comment
Comment