Across
- 3. The first member of the royal family to win the award in 1971 (8,4)
- 8. Winner of both the olympic long jump and sports personality in 1964 (4,4)
- 9. The last heavyweight boxer to hold all belts at the same time and sports personality winner in 1999 (6,5)
- 14. Son of Graham who won the award in 1994 and 1996 after a great career in formula one (5,4)
- 18. 1980 figure skating gold medal winner at Lake Placid who won the award in the same year (5,7)
- 20. Spent 97 weeks as no.1 ranked mens golfer and won the award in 1989 (4,5)
- 21. 1961 winner who has been described as "the greatest driver never to win the World Championship" (3,8,4)
- 25. Gold medal winning rower who won gold at five consequtive olympics and the first award recipient of the 21st century (3,5,8)
- 28. This pentathlon gold medal winning olympian in 1972 was the first female winner from Northern Ireland (4,6)
- 29. The second royal showjumper to win claiming the award in 2006 (4,8)
- 30. The winner in 1970 famously knocked Muhammad Ali down in a heavyweight showdown (5,6)
Down
- 1. Winner of both the award and World Championship Gold in the javelin in 1987 (6,9)
- 2. Kicked the winning drop goal in the mens rugby World Cup in 2003 and picked up the award a month later (5,9)
- 4. Winner of the very first award given in 1954 (11,8)
- 5. Captain who guided England to their only mens World Cup football glory who won the award in 1966 (5,5)
- 6. Not many can bend a ball like the winner in 2001 (5,8)
- 7. Strange 'Sir Held Friction' winner in 1993 (7,8)
- 10. Winner of the Formula One World Championship and the award in 1992 (5,7)
- 11. Finished 3rd in 1978 2nd in 1979 and won it in 1981 having had a hand in England winning the ashes in the summer (3,3,6)
- 12. The only Isle of Man winner this cycling sprinter did so in 2011 (4,9)
- 13. Alter 'I Diving Aware' to find the last British female wimbledon singles winner and award recipient in 1997 (8,4)
- 15. Three time formula one champion, this Scot won the award in 1973 (6,7)
- 16. The only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels and recipent of the famous trophy in 1959 (4,7)
- 17. The Clones Cyclone won the award in 1985 and to date the only Irish winner (5,8)
- 19. This champ is the only jockey ever to win the award and did so in 2010 (1,1,5)
- 22. Six time World Champion snooker player who won the award in 1988 (5,5)
- 23. The only duo to win the award in 1984 after a near perfect display at Sarajevo in the Winter Olympics (6,3,4)
- 24. Winner in 1983 having won 1500m gold at the World Championships (5,4)
- 26. This olympic decathlon gold medal winner in 1980 and 1984 won the award in 1982 (5,8)
- 27. The first cricketer to win in 1956 having taken 19 wickets in a test match in the Summer of that year against Australia (3,5)
