Sports Personality Collection

The England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1899. Artist: WA Rouch
The England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1899. Englands team in WG Graces final Test, against Australia at Trent Bridge

Jigsaw puzzle of golfers on Prestwick golf course, Scotland, c1914. Handcut wooden puzzle of Michael Browns picture used in the Life Association of Scotland calendar

Yorkshire Cricket, 1892. Artist: Spy
Yorkshire Cricket, 1892. A portrait of Lord Hawke. Martin Bladen Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke (1860-1938) captained the Yorkshire County Cricket Club for 28 seasons

James Braid, Scottish golfer, c1905. One of the great triumvirate who dominated professional golf in the 20 years before the First World War

Benny Lynch, Scottish boxer, 1938. Born in the Gorbals district of Glasgow, Lynch (1913-1946) has been described as Scotlands greatest ever boxer

Arsenal footballer Alex James passes three Manchester City players, c1929-c1937. Artist: Graphic Photo Union
Arsenal footballer Alex James passes three Manchester City players, c1929-c1937. An inside forward renowned for his ball control and passing

Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, playing for London County Cricket Club, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, playing for London County Cricket Club, c1899. Regarded as possibly the greatest cricketer of all time

Jack Petersen, Welsh boxer, 1938. In 1932 Petersen (1911-1990) won the British light-heavyweight championship by defeating Harry Crossley on points

Jack Allen heads Newcastles first goal, FA Cup Final, Wembley, London, 1932. Artist: Graphic Photo Union
Jack Allen heads Newcastles first goal, FA Cup Final, Wembley, London, 1932. The Arsenal players are Eddie Hapgood, goalkeeper Frank Moss, Herbie Roberts and George Male

Bobby, 1902. Artist: Spy
Bobby, 1902. Robert Abel, English cricketer. Bobby Abel (1857-1936) was an opening batsman for Surrey and England. In a career lasting from 1881 until 1904 he scored 33

Franz Miller firing starter pistol, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Franz Miller firing starter pistol, 1928. Official at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928

Germany-Uruguay football match, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Germany-Uruguay football match, 1928. Georg Kno pfle (1904-1987) of Germany (left). Uruguay beat Germany 4-1 in the quarter-finals at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

Harold Edward Red Grang, American Football player, mid 1920s. Nicknamed The Galloping Ghost, Grange (1903-1991) was a college

Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, playing for London County Cricket Club, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, playing for London County Cricket Club, c1899. Regarded as possibly the greatest cricketer of all time

Winston Churchill greets the England football team, Wembley, London, October 1941. Artist: London News Agency
Winston Churchill greets the England football team, Wembley, London, October 1941. The Prime Minister being introduced to the players by England captain Eddie Hapgood before a wartime international

A pause for instruction from film producer Anthony Asquith, Twickenham, London, c1932. During the making of the Gainsborough Pictures film, The Lucky Number

Arsenal FC captain Eddie Hapgood runs onto the pitch at Highbury, London, 1930s. Artist: Barratts Photo Press Ltd
Arsenal FC captain Eddie Hapgood runs onto the pitch at Highbury, London, 1930s. A left back, Hapgood (1908-1973) was Arsenals captain from 1933

Canadian sprinter Percy Williams, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Canadian sprinter Percy Williams, 1928. Williams (1908-1982) won gold medal in the mens 100m and 200m races at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

American athlete Betty Robinson, winner of the womens 100m, 1928. Creator: Unknown
American athlete Betty Robinson, winner of the womens 100m, 1928. Betty Robinson (1911-1999) was the winner of the first Olympic 100m for women

German swimmer Hilde Schrader, 1928. Creator: Unknown
German swimmer Hilde Schrader, 1928. Schrader (1910-1966) won gold medal in the womens 200m breaststroke event at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

Yoshiyuki Tsuruta and Erich Rademacher, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta and Erich Rademacher, 1928. Japanese swimmer Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (1903-1986) shakes hands with his German rival Erich Rademacher (1901-1979)

Kurt Helbig, German weight-lifting champion, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Kurt Helbig, German weight-lifting champion, 1928. Helbig (1901-1975) won gold medal in the mens lightweight event at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

German runner Lina Radke, 1928. Creator: Unknown
German runner Lina Radke, 1928. Radke (1903-1983) was the first Olympic champion in the womens 800 metres, winning a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

Finnish runners Ville Ritola and Paavo Nurmi, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Finnish runners Ville Ritola and Paavo Nurmi, 1928. Ritola (1896-1982) won five Olympic gold medals and three Olympic silver medals

Ted Broadribb, British boxer and manager, 1938. Broadribb (1888-1968) fought under the nickname Young Snowball. Among the fighters he managed was British world heavyweight champion Freddie Mills

Young Tony Hapgood shows his skills at Highbury, London, c1933-c19375). Artist: Topical Press Agency
Young Tony Hapgood shows his skills at Highbury, (1945). Watched by Arsenal footballers Eddie Hapgood (his father) (1908-1973), Frank Moss (1909-1970) and Alex James

England captain Eddie Hapgood receives treatment for a broken nose after a match with Italy, 1934. Tom Whittaker (1898-1956), the England teams trainer, treats Hapgoods (1908-1973) broken nose

Johnny King, British boxer, 1938. Johnny King (1912-1963) fought a remarkable 225 times at flyweight and later, bantamweight, winning 149 times with 49 losses and 14 draws

Jack Doyle, Irish boxer, 1938. Nicknamed the Gorgeous Gael, Doyle (1913-1978) fought Jack Petersen for the British heavyweight title in 1933, but was disqualified for low punches

Arthur Danahar, British boxer, 1938. Born in Bethnal Green, Danahar (1918-1992) fought at lightweight and welterweight under the nickname the Irish Guardsman

Eric Boon, British boxer, 1938. Born in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, Boon (1919-1981) was known as Boy Boon or the Fen Tiger

Tour de France, 17 July 1903. 1903 saw the first running of the Tour de France bicycle race. The event was staged over a 2428 kilometre route divided into 6 stages, finishing in Paris

Bobby Jones playing golf at the Shenvalee Hotel, Virginia, USA, 1930. Watched by a large and enthusiastic crowd, Jones, the foremost golfer of the period, plays a shot

Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer, postcard, 1900. One of the outstanding figures of early competitive golf, Old Tom Morris won the Open Championship four times, in 1861, 1862, 1864 and 1867

Ray Barbuti and Hermann Engelhard, 4 x 400m relay, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Ray Barbuti and Hermann Engelhard, 4 x 400m relay, 1928. Ray Barbuti of the USA won gold medal, and Hermann Engelhard of Germany won bronze at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

American team, 4 x 100m relay, 1928. Creator: Unknown
American team, 4 x 100m relay, 1928. Frank Wykoff, James Quinn, Charley Borah and Henry Russell of the United States won gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

Boughera El Ouafi winning the marathon for France, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Boughera El Ouafi winning the marathon for France, 1928. Algerian athlete El Ouafi (1898-1959) competed during the time Algeria was part of France

Swedish javelin-thrower Erik Lundquist, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Swedish javelin-thrower Erik Lundquist, 1928. Lundqvist (1908-1963) won gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

German sprinter Joachim Büchner, 1928. Creator: Unknown
German sprinter Joachim Bü chner, 1928. Bü chner (1905-1978) won bronze medal in the 400 m event at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

German 4 x 400m mens relay team, 1928. Creator: Unknown
German 4 x 400m mens relay team, 1928. Harry Werner Storz, Richard Krebs, Otto Neumann and Hermann Engelhard won silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

British athlete Douglas Lowe winning the 800 metres in Athletics, 1928. Creator: Unknown
British athlete Douglas Lowe winning the 800 metres in Athletics, 1928. Lowe (1902-1981) was a double Olympic Games champion, winning gold medals at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris

Japanese athlete Kinue Hitomi wins silver medal in the Womens 800 metres, 1928. Hitomi (1907-1931) was the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic medal, winning silver at the 1928 Summer Olympics

German womens 4 x 100m relay team, 1928. Creator: Unknown
German womens 4 x 100m relay team, 1928. Leni Junker, Anni Holdmann, Leni Schmidt and Rosa Kellner of Germany won bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

Canadian team, womens 4 x 100 metres relay, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Canadian team, womens 4 x 100 metres relay, 1928. Ethel Smith, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Myrtle Cook and Jane Bell won gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

Halina Konopacka of Poland, world champion discus-thrower, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Halina Konopacka of Poland, world champion discus-thrower, 1928. Konopacka (1900-1989) became the first Polish Olympic champion after winning gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Germany win the water polo, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Germany win the water polo, 1928. The German team of Max Amann, Karl Ba hre, Emil Benecke, Johann Blank, Otto Cordes, Fritz Gunst

Australian rower Bobby Pearce wins the single sculls, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Australian rower Bobby Pearce wins the single sculls, 1928. Pearce (1905-1976) won gold medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam, and at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles

Kurt Leucht, German bantamweight wrestling champion, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Kurt Leucht, German bantamweight wrestling champion, 1928. Leucht (1903-1974) won the Greco-Roman bantamweight gold medal for wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

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"Unveiling the Legends: A Glimpse into the Sporting Icons of Yesteryears" Step back in time and witness the captivating allure of sports personalities who etched their names in history. From cricket to golf, boxing to football, these individuals embodied passion, skill, and an unwavering determination that transcended generations. The England Test cricket XI at Nottingham in 1899 captured by artist WA Rouch takes us on a journey through time as we admire the grace and elegance with which they played this revered sport. Meanwhile, a jigsaw puzzle featuring golfers on Prestwick golf course in Scotland circa 1914 showcases the camaraderie shared amongst players amidst breathtaking landscapes. Yorkshire Cricket team from 1892 immortalized by Spy's artistry reminds us of their dominance during that era while James Braid, Scottish golfer around 1905 epitomizes precision and finesse on the greens. Benny Lynch, a Scottish boxer from 1938 symbolizes resilience and courage within the squared circle. Intriguingly captured by Graphic Photo Union is Arsenal footballer Alex James expertly maneuvering past three Manchester City players between 1929-1937; his agility leaves spectators awestruck. Dr WG Grace playing for London County Cricket Club circa 1899 reveals not only his exceptional skills but also his contribution towards shaping English cricket. Welsh boxer Jack Petersen's portrait from 1938 emanates strength and tenacity while Jack Allen heads Newcastle's first goal during FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium in London (1932); it encapsulates sheer jubilation felt by fans witnessing such historic moments. Bobby depicted by Spy in 1902 showcases an enigmatic figure whose impact extended beyond sports alone. Lastly, film producer Anthony Asquith pauses for instruction at Twickenham Studios circa 1932 reminding us of how sports personalities influenced various facets of society.