Henry Cooper

Acting

Born: 1934-05-03
Died: 2011-05-01
From: London, England
Gender: Male
Height: 188.00 m
Popularity: 0.2

Biography

Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG was an English heavyweight boxer known for the effectiveness of his left hook, "Enry's 'Ammer", and his knockdown of the young Muhammad Ali. Cooper held the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles several times throughout his career, and unsuccessfully challenged Ali for the world heavyweight championship in 1966. Following his retirement from the sport, Cooper continued his career as a television and radio personality and was enormously popular in Britain: he was the first (and is today one of just three people) to twice win the public vote for BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.

Awards & Nominations5 won · 0 nominated

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Knight Bachelor

2000
🏆 Won

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

1970
🏆 Won

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

1967
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Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire