Stuart0742 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Sheffield Council are looking for nominations for future Sheffield Legends to have plaques outside the Town Hall Who would you nominate? http://news.bbc.co.u...000/9366764.stm Existing Legends are Gordon Banks - England's World Cup winning goalkeeper Sean Bean - film and TV actor Joe Cocker - singing legend Sebastian Coe - Olympic medal winner and Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Derek Dooley - one of Sheffield's most respected footballers Professor Barry Hancock OBE - world renown cancer expert. Brendan Ingle - world famous boxing manager and trainer Def Leppard - top-selling rock band David Mellor - internationally renowned cutlery designer Michael Palin - famous film and television personality Helen Sharman - first British astronaut Joe Simpson - renowned mountaineer, author and motivational speaker Joe Scarborough - one of Sheffield's finest artists Michael Vaughan - one of this country's most successful cricket captains Clinton Woods - world champion boxer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Sheffield Council are looking for nominations for future Sheffield Legends to have plaques outside the Town Hall Who would you nominate? http://news.bbc.co.u...000/9366764.stm Existing Legends are Gordon Banks - England's World Cup winning goalkeeper Sean Bean - film and TV actor Joe Cocker - singing legend Sebastian Coe - Olympic medal winner and Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Derek Dooley - one of Sheffield's most respected footballers Professor Barry Hancock OBE - world renown cancer expert. Brendan Ingle - world famous boxing manager and trainer Def Leppard - top-selling rock band David Mellor - internationally renowned cutlery designer Michael Palin - famous film and television personality Helen Sharman - first British astronaut Joe Simpson - renowned mountaineer, author and motivational speaker Joe Scarborough - one of Sheffield's finest artists Michael Vaughan - one of this country's most successful cricket captains Clinton Woods - world champion boxer No nomination comes to mind, but I hope they keep up the apparent principle of NO POLITICIANS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 No nomination comes to mind, but I hope they keep up the apparent principle of NO POLITICIANS!! Whats puzzling me is, Radio Sheffield quotes 16 Legends, and the City Council Website lists 15 so Who is wrong? or have I misread it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Whats puzzling me is, Radio Sheffield quotes 16 Legends, and the City Council Website lists 15 so Who is wrong? or have I misread it So who is the extra one on the radio Sheffield list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 No nomination comes to mind, but I hope they keep up the apparent principle of NO POLITICIANS!! Nick Clegg, David Blunkett, Clive Betts Yes Bayleaf, I think a NO POLITICIANS rule should definately be applied! Likewise no-one comes to mind. However, many of these are "celebrities" and "sportsmen" What exactly makes a "legend" different and what extra would you have to do to become one. Most of the people I describe as "legends" are already dead If they are not then the expression "a legend in their own lifetime" frequently gets used. As far as a know most of the "celebrities" and "sportsmen" in this list are still alive so they must be "legends in their own lifetime" Or, if you are walking past the town hall plaques in your works dinner break "legends in your own lunchtime" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Two come to mind immediately to me, and both are connected with classical music, a genre completely missing from that list. The first is Sir Henry Coward, who probably did more for the musical life of Sheffield than any other person. The second is Peter Cropper, former leader of the Lindsay String Quartet, founder and artistic director of Music in the Round at the Crucible Theatre and now Professor of String Quartet at Sheffield University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Two come to mind immediately to me, and both are connected with classical music, a genre completely missing from that list. The first is Sir Henry Coward, who probably did more for the musical life of Sheffield than any other person. The second is Peter Cropper, former leader of the Lindsay String Quartet, founder and artistic director of Music in the Round at the Crucible Theatre and now Professor of String Quartet at Sheffield University. Both sound good to me madannie. One is a legend and the other is a legend in his own lifetime! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 The latest addition to "Sheffield Legends" Margaret Drabble, Sheffield born novelist http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-18267078 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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