BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award is an award given annually as part of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony each December. The award is given "for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity", and the winner is selected by BBC Sport. The award is named after the BBC sports presenter Helen Rollason, who died in August 1999 at the age of 43 after suffering from cancer for two years. Helen Rollason was the first female presenter of "Grandstand". After being diagnosed with cancer, she
Ross Kelly (presenter) Ross Kelly (presenter) Ross Kelly is a Scottish born presenter, who appeared on Lookaround, GMTV (1993-2000) and The Heaven and Earth Show. Kelly was born in Galashiels, Scotland and studied at the University of Edinburgh in language and literature. In 1984, originally wanted to worked for The Scotsman or The Edinburgh Evening News, however there were no open positions available. Kelly joined Central Television, joining on their trainee scheme, going on to become a full-time reporter. In 1987 Kelly joined Lookaround and became a reporter and presenter. In 1990 Kelly joined This Morning In 1993 Kelly joined GMTV as a