William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year explained

William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year
Host:Williamhill.com
Sponsor:William Hill plc
Country:Ireland
Year:2006
Year2:2011
Website:Website

The William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year was an annual Irish literary award sponsored by bookmakers William Hill. Established in 2006, it was related to the International William Hill Sports Book of the Year (est. 1989). The award sought to honour sports books produced in Ireland.[1] The award lost its sponsorship after 2011 and has been discontinued.[2]

History

The inaugural winner of the William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year in 2006 was Irish footballer Paul McGrath whose autobiography Back from the Brink described his football career and his battle with alcoholism.[3] The following year, Irish rugby union player Trevor Brennan won the award with Heart and Soul, in which Brennan is described as an "anti-hero".[4] The 2008 award was presented to Formula One driver Tommy Byrne for Crashed and Byrned, a biography including his brief five-race career with the now-defunct Hong Kong Theodore team.[5]

Hurler Donal Óg Cusack, the first openly gay elite Irish sportsman,[6] was the 2009 recipient of the William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year with his autobiography Come What May.[7] Writing about the 2009 season of hurling club side St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield, Christy O'Connor won the 2010 award for The Club.[8]

Winning the 2011 Irish Sports Book of the Year award with his biography of tetraplegic former rugby union player Matt Hampson,[9] Paul Kimmage was the first author to win both the Irish and International awards (1990).

List of winners

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us . 25 December 2012 . Irish Sports Book of the Year.
  2. Web site: Awards miss point when book is only judged by its cover . Irish Examiner . Kieran Shannon . 18 December 2012 . 29 May 2014.
  3. Web site: Paul McGrath: 'I don't know if I've had my last drink'. . 25 December 2012 . 19 January 2007 . Brian . Viner .
  4. Web site: The travesty of Toulouse . . Independent News & Media. 25 December 2012 . 13 October 2008 .
  5. Web site: Crashed and Byrned, by Tommy Byrne with Mark Hughes . 25 December 2012 . 14 September 2008 . Simon . Redfern . The Independent.
  6. Web site: GAA star Donal Og Cusack: Teammates helped me through ordeal of revealing I am gay. The Belfast Telegraph. Independent News & Media. 20 October 2009. 25 December 2012.
  7. Web site: Donal Óg Cusack: 'There was no torment or agonising' . . Tom . Humphries . 15 November 2009 . 25 December 2012.
  8. Web site: 'The Club' wins Irish sports book of year. . 25 December 2012 . 2 December 2010 . Paul . Gallagher .
  9. Web site: Matt Hampson: 'I will be a better person for this’ . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811032931/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/8691444/Matt-Hampson-I-will-be-a-better-person-for-this.html . dead . 11 August 2011 . . 25 December 2012 . Elizabeth . Grice. 10 August 2011.
  10. Web site: Sports stars longlisted for Irish award . . Staff writer . Staff writer . 6 November 2008 . 27 November 2012.
  11. Web site: Crashed and Byrned is the William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year for 2008 . Staff writer . Staff writer . PR.com . 14 December 2008 . 5 March 2009.
  12. News: Cusack wins Book of the Year accolade . Staff writer . Staff writer . . . 3 December 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091206100608/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/1203/ogcusack.html . 6 December 2009 .
  13. Web site: 'The Club' wins Irish sports book of year . . Paul Gallagher . 2 December 2010 . 27 November 2012.
  14. Web site: 'Engage' takes top Irish sports book award for Hampson and Kimmage . The Score . Staff writer . Staff writer . 12 August 2011 . 26 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019052228/http://www.thescore.ie/engage-takes-top-irish-sports-book-award-for-hampson-and-kimmage-300069-Dec2011/ . 19 October 2013 .

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