Awards
The Mail on Sunday After Dinner Speakers Hall of Fame (left to right) Alan Simpson, Rachel Heyhoe-Flint, Bob, the late Ivor Spencer, Jimmy Tarbuck, Frances Edmonds, Tom O’Connor
Bob is especially proud of his MBE which was presented to him by HM The Queen for his charity work and sports club fund-raising.
Bob was one of three speakers voted as SPORTS SPEAKER OF THE YEAR 2010.
Bob is one of the holders of the BENEDICTINE AFTER DINNER SPEAKERS OF THE YEAR .
He was featured in the MAIL ON SUNDAY AFTER DINNER SPEAKERS HALL OF FAME
with
Frances Edmonds, Rachel Heyhoe-Flint, Tom O’Connor, Alan Simpson and Jimmy Tarbuck.
He was the first ever SOCCER SPEAKER OF THE YEAR
and is the holder of the REUTERS JACKIE BLANCHFLOWER MEMORIAL TROPHY.