Encyclopedia > BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award is given on an annual basis to the coach considered to have made the most substantative contribution to British sport in that year. The award was first presented in 1999 to Sir Alex Ferguson. The BBC Sports Personality of the Year award has been given to one British sportsperson each year since 1954. ... In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Alex Ferguson Sir Alex Ferguson (born Alexander Chapman Ferguson December 31, 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United F.C. He has won more trophies than any other manager in the history of English football and been in charge of Manchester...
The BBCSportsPersonality of the YearCoachAward is given on an annual basis to the coach considered to have made the most substantative contribution to British sport in that year.