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Revision as of 17:28, 30 November 2010 by GreenC (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The William Hill Sports Book of the Year is an annual British literary award sponsored by bookmakers William Hill. It claims to be "the world's richest sports book prize" at £22,000 (as of 2010). The award is dedicated to rewarding excellence in sports writing and was first awarded in 1989.
Previous winners
| Year | Title | Author(s) | Featured Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Beware of the Dog | Brian Moore | Rugby |
| 2009 | Harold Larwood (Biography) | Duncan Hamilton | Cricket |
| 2008 | Coming Back to Me | Marcus Trescothick | Cricket |
| 2007 | Provided You Don't Kiss Me | Duncan Hamilton | Football |
| 2006 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Geoffrey Ward | Boxing |
| 2005 | My Father & Other Working Class Football Heroes | Gary Imlach | Football |
| 2004 | Basil D'Oliveira | Peter Oborne | Cricket |
| 2003 | Broken Dreams: Vanity, Greed and the Souring of British Football | Tom Bower | Football |
| 2002 | In Black and White: The Untold Story of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens | Donald McRae | Athletics, Boxing |
| 2001 | Seabiscuit: The True Story of Three Men and a Racehorse | Laura Hillenbrand | Horse racing |
| 2000 | It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life | Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins | Cycling |
| 1999 | A Social History of English Cricket | Derek Birley | Cricket |
| 1998 | Angry White Pyjamas: An Oxford Poet Trains with the Tokyo Riot Police | Robert Twigger | Aikido |
| 1997 | A Lot of Hard Yakka | Simon Hughes | Cricket |
| 1996 | Dark Trade: Lost in Boxing | Donald McRae | Boxing |
| 1995 | A Good Walk Spoiled: Days and Nights on the PGA Tour | John Feinstein | Golf |
| 1994 | Football Against the Enemy | Simon Kuper | Football |
| 1993 | Endless Winter: The Inside Story of the Rugby Revolution | Stephen Jones | Rugby |
| 1992 | Fever Pitch | Nick Hornby | Football |
| 1991 | Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times | Thomas Hauser | Boxing |
| 1990 | Rough Ride | Paul Kimmage | Cycling |
| 1989 | True Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny | Dan Topolski & Patrick Robinson | Rowing |
External links
- Official site
- The Times, 21 November 2008, "William Hill Sports Book of the Year"
- The Guardian, 27 November 2009, "William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2009"