A 33 1/3 LP recording of the inaugural BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards in 1954, approx. 44 minutes recording of the ceremony at the Savoy Ho
£200 - £300
A 33 1/3 LP recording of the inaugural BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards in 1954, approx. 44 minutes recording of the ceremony at the Savoy Hotel in London, comprising a review of sporting events in 1954: cricket Test Series v West Indies & Pakistan; football, 1954 World Cup, and floodlit friendlies at Molineux; rugby league, the first World Cup Final Geat Britain v France in Paris; cycling, Peacock & Harris; motor racing, interview with Stirling Moss; boxing interview with Don Cockell; tennis, Drobny wins Wimbledon; golf, Thomson's Open; horse racing, interviews with Lester Piggott & Gordon Richards; show jumping, interview with Pat Smythe; and athletics, the most prominent feature, including Roger Bannister's sub 4 minute mile, the Empire Games and the European Championship, interviews with Roger Bannister & Chris Chataway, and concluding with presentations, Chris Chataway wins the 1st BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Roger Bannister presented with Sporting Record Sportsman of the Year award, and Pat Smythe Sporting Record Sportswoman of the Year not illustrated