Lance Haggith
Lance Haggith (born Watford, England 14 May 1960) is the founder of the Sports Traider charity in the UK, and winner of the 2010 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Unsung Hero award. He was a Royal Navy reservist for five years, and a National League basketball player and coach.
Awards Received
- 2001 Royal Humane Society award for bravery for rescuing a girl from a burning car
- 2009 Nat West New Business of the Year winner
- 2010 BBC Sports Personality of the Year winner Unsung Hero
- 2011 Big Society Award winner from David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 2012 Olympic torch bearer
- 2012 Big Venture winner[1]
Founder of
Lance of London
BCP
Sports Traider charity
Hoops Aid[2]
Sport£Land
Bounceback[3]
Golf Aid
Designer of the calpol sachet and packbuster[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.sportstraider.org.uk/about-us/about-our-founder/
- ↑ http://www.gll.org/b2b/newsitems/hoops-aid-to-launch-this-autumn
- ↑ http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/community-news/big-society-award-for-lance-1-3226190
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/social-enterprise-network/2011/oct/21/big-venture-challenge-winner-lance-haggith