Eagle Sports Annual 7 lists Stirling Moss as the Eagle Sportsman of the Year and tells
his whole story in one of the articles. Jimmy Hill's story is also told, long before he found fame
as a T.V. presenter and commentator.
Original Price : Unknown
Published by : Hulton Press Ltd in 1958
Edited by : Patsy Hendren / W. Barrington Dably / Jimmy Hill / Bagenal Harvey / Kenneth Wheeler
Dimensions : 19cm x 25.5cm with 128 pages.
Selected highlights:
- Get to grips with golf clubs
- Learn about the B.S.A. Dandy motorcyle which costs only 17s 6d to license (87½p)
- June Paul adds a lady's viewpoint to an otherwise male dominated annual
- Manchester United are reviewed after the Munich air disaster
| Contents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Page 4 | Introduction | by Marcus Morris |
| 5 | EAGLE 'Favourite Sportsman' of the Year: Stirling Moss | |
| 6 | The Stirling Moss Story | by Peter Roberts |
| 13 | Magic Moments | by Kenneth Wheeler |
| 22 | My Ideal Team | by Danny Blanchflower |
| 28 | My Top Ten Fights of the Year | by W. Barrington Dalby |
| 36 | Testing Time Ahead | by Godfrey Evans |
| 40 | My Story | by Jimmy Hill |
| 44 | You Can Run a 'Four-Minute Mile' | by Stan Tomlin |
| 51 | The Wonderful Story of Manchester United | by Graham Payne |
| 56 | The Greatest Motor Race | by Peter Roberts |
| 64 | My Sports Thrill of the Year | by June Paul |
| 68 | Top Tennis in Close-up | by Emlyn Jones |
| 74 | Can You Answer this Challenge? | by Johnny Leach |
| 78 | Streamline Your Swimming | by George Fryer |
| 82 | Diving to Fame with Brian Phelps | by Bill Edwards |
| 86 | The Gentle Art of Judo | by June Paul |
| 89 | Glasgow Belongs to Them | by John Morris |
| 94 | Rugby: League v Union | by Austin Edwards and Willie Cunningham |
| 108 | Golf For Beginners | by Tom Scott |
| 115 | How Weight Training Helps Our Top Sportsmen | by Bill Edwards |
| 118 | Picture Quiz | |
| 120 | Your First Motor-Bike | by R. M. Samuel |
| 125 | The Shape of Sports to Come | by Roy Bullet |
| Cartoons are by Brian White | ||