Bob Champion, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Bob Champion

British jockey

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1948

Place of Birth: Guisborough, England, United Kingdom

Profession: jockey

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Robert Champion MBE (born 4 June 1948) is an English former jump jockey who won the 1981 Grand National on Aldaniti.
His triumph, while recovering from cancer, was made into a film Champions, with John Hurt portraying Champion.
The film is based on Champion's book Champion's Story, which he wrote with close friend and racing journalist and broadcaster Jonathan Powell.