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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
William Hill Sports Book of the Year Year Title Author(s) Featured Sport 2010 Beware of the Dog Brian Moore Rugby 2009 Harold Larwood Duncan Hamilton Cricket 2008 Coming Back to Me Marcus Trescothick Cricket 2007 Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years With Brian Clough 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: Cricket and Conspiracy: the Untold Story 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: A Fan's Life Nick Hornby Football 1991 Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times Thomas Hauser Boxing 1990 Rough Ride: An Insight into Pro Cycling 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"