Sports Personality of the Year: Remembering the sporting stars lost in 2024

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Brian Grundy:, external Played for Wigan, Bury and a host of non-league clubs.

George Herd:, external Won five caps for Scotland and played for Inverness Thistle, Queen’s Park, Clyde, Sunderland, Vancouver Royal Canadians and Hartlepool United.

Ian Hamilton:, external Midfielder played for Chelsea, Southend United, Aston Villa and Sheffield United.

Peter Handyside:, external Defender played for Grimsby, Stoke and Barnsley.

Steven Hardwick:, external Goalkeeper played for the likes of Newcastle, Oxford United and Huddersfield Town.

Stephen Harney:, external Played as a right-back for Bradford.

Ray Henderson:, external Played for Middlesbrough, Hull and Reading.

Phil Hoadley:, external Defender played for Crystal Palace, Leyton Orient and Norwich City.

Paul Holmes:, external Made more than 400 appearances for the likes of Doncaster Rovers, Torquay United, Birmingham City, Everton and West Bromwich Albion.

Brian Honeywood:, external Defender played for Colchester United and Chelmsford City.

Niall Hopper:, external Played for Queen’s Park and represented Scotland at amateur level as well as playing three times for Great Britain.

Bobby Hoy:, external Midfielder represented Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town, Blackburn Rovers, York City and Rochdale.

Charles Hughes:, external Served as the director of coaching for the Football Association. He authored the FA’s official coaching manual and was an early developer of long-ball tactics, which were widely adopted.

Charlie Hurley: Named Sunderland’s ‘Player of the Century’ by fans in 1979. He won 40 caps for the Republic of Ireland, and ended his playing career at Bolton Wanderers, going on to manage Reading.

Jimmy Husband:, external Helped Everton win the 1969-70 First Division title and the 1968 FA Cup final. He also played 162 times for Luton before playing in the USA.

John Hurst:, external Played 349 league games for Everton and started the 1968 FA Cup final. He also played for Oldham.

Juan Izquierdo:, external Centre-back from Uruguay collapsed whilst playing for Nacional in a Copa Libertadores game.

David Jackson:, external Forward played at Wrexham, Bradford City and Halifax.

Leighton James: Capped 54 times by Wales, he played 399 games for Burnley in three spells. His other clubs included Derby County, QPR and Swansea, before he went on to manage Morecambe and Accrington.

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