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Encyclopedia > BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award is given to a British sportsperson on an annual basis for 'outstanding courage and achievement in the face of adversity'. Named after the BBC sports presenter Helen Rollason, who died after a brave battle against cancer, the award was first given in 1999 to Jenny Pitman.


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BBC Sports Personality of the Year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (390 words)
The award was originally devised by the BBC producer Paul Fox in 1954 and continues to be organised annually by the BBC.
The award is voted for by the general public towards the end of the calendar year, and is one of the most prestigious all-sport awards in British sport.
Despite the existence of a separate "Overseas Sports Personality of the Year Award", non-British nationals are not exempt from the main prize.
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