Ballyregan Bob
May 1983, Ireland
 
32 consecutive wins and only 6 defeats in 48 races make Ballyregan Bob one of the most successful greyhounds in racing history. Trainer George Curtis described him as The Perfect Racing Machine and recognised the talent of this exceptional dog before he began his record breaking string of wins in the mid 80s.
Hove Greyhound Race Track was Ballyregan Bob`s home ground, He trained there, broke the World Record on the track and raced there for the last time in 1986.

Mike Bamber
16 Oct 1930, London
 
Mike Bamber was one of the most charismatic chairmen that Brighton & Hove Albion have had. A former musician turned property developer, he became joint chair in 1972, and sole chairman the following year until 1984. His ambition for the club was rewarded with the most successful era in the club's history.
One of Bamber`s first moves was to sign as manager the outspoken Brian Clough, an appointment which brought the club into the national spotlight. Clough moved on after nine months but always regarded Bamber as the best chairman he worked for.
In 1976 he appointed fellow Walk of Fame personality Alan Mullery as manager, and the club enjoyed a hugely successful period which saw it climb from the Third Division to the First, then into top flight of football.
Under Bamber`s leadership the Albion battled to the 1983 FA Cup final, drawing 2-2 with Manchester United before losing the replay.

Brighton & Hove Albion
24 Jun 1901
 
In a long history that has seen desperate relegation struggles and thrilling cup runs, hated chief executives and inspiring managers, championship successes and talented players destined for football greatness, life with the Albion has never been dull.
Formed in 1901 at a meeting in Ship Street, Brighton, the club made its debut on 7 September the same year, beating Shoreham 2-0 in a friendly match. In their second season they finished joint champions of the Southern League`s Second Division with Fulham and were promoted to the Division One.
The Albion moved to the Goldstone Ground, Hove, in 1902 and adopted the traditional blue-and-white stripes shortly afterwards. Ninety-five years later in 1997 the Goldstone saw its final game. The sale of the ground by the board precipitated the most desperate times for the club including a last-day battle to escape relegation from the Football League and probable extinction and two years of playing 70 miles from home at Gillingham.
Yet there is a lot for the current team to be proud of and to live up to. In more than 100 years the Albion have won the Southern League and the FA Charity Shield (both 1910). Between the wars they became notable giant-killers in FA Cup, defeating First Division clubs such as Everton, Chelsea and Portsmouth. After the Second World War the side won the Third Division South (1958) and Fourth Division (1965) titles, but the most notable achievement was reaching the First Division in 1979.
Spending four years in the top flight, the Albion fought their way through to the FA Cup final in 1983, drawing 2-2 with Manchester United before losing in a replay. In 1991 the club was one match from joining the elite again, losing a play-off final at Wembley.
At the end of the 20th century, under chairman Dick Knight, the Albion returned from Gillingham and staged an amazing comeback, winning the championship of Division Three in 2001 and the Second Division title the following year; they became only the seventh club to achieve such a feat. Add to this the possibility of a new permanent stadium near Falmer and the retention of star players, the future for Brighton & Hove Albion looks good. One thing is for certain, though: life with the club, like life in the city it represents, will never be boring.

Brighton Bears
1973
 
The Brighton Bears are one of the UK`s most successful basketball teams. Professional basketball has experienced an explosion of interest toward the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st centuries and the Bears are at the forefront of the sport. Since 1992 they have won the National Championship three times, as well as the League and National Cup.
Formed in 1973 by Dave Goss, the team was originally made up of part-timers who played in the County league. By 1981 they had worked their way up to Division One and were up against powerhouse teams such as Crystal Palace and Solent Stars.
In 1984, the club moved to Worthing and became the Worthing Bears and for a season the Nissan Bears of Worthing as a result of a sponsorship deal. But by 1998, and after 14 years of championship highs and disappointing league placing, of financial crises and last-minute rescue deals, the Bears headed back to Brighton, and their original home at the Brighton Centre.
Recent form has seen the team are achieving at regional and national levels once more, earning a first place finish in the Southern Conference and a trip to the national semi-finals. This success tripled their audience in the 2001/2002 season and regularly packs the Brighton Centre with a capacity crowd of over 3,500.

Brighton Bucaneers
1963
 
Brighton Baseball Club is one of the oldest in the country and a powerhouse of British baseball. Formed in 1963 by some of the North Americans from the Brighton Tigers Ice Hockey Club the Brighton Jets, as they were known in the early days, competed in the Southern Conference of the British Baseball League.
In 1967 they cemented their place in Brighton`s sporting heritage when a Southern All-Star team took on the US Navy at the Velodrome a cycle track in Preston Park, drawing an enthusiastic crowd of over 4,000.
By early 1996 with the help of Lottery funding and the city council the team were back in Brighton. They had a new name, the Brighton Buccaneers and a new custom-built facility, Pavilion Field, at Waterhall Valley.
The Bucs have an outstanding recent record reaching the European Cup Final in 2000 and the final of the National Championship four times between 1998 and 2002, winning on three occasions including back-to-back titles in 2001/02.

Brighton Racecourse
1783
 
In a history that spans more than 200 years, Brighton Racecourse has gone in an out of fashion, attracted Royalty and Race gangs and seen crowds as large as 20,000 and as small as 800.
The first organised races took place on 26 and 27 July in 1783 and were organised by the aristocracy of the day including the Duke of Cumberland, the Marquess of Queensberry and the Earl of Egremont. The prize money was set at 30 guineas over three races.
There are many key dates in its history: the first visit of the Prince of Wales (later George IV) in 1784; the advent of the railway in 1840 which brought crowds of race goers flocking from London, its notorious reputation as the hunting ground of the 1930s race gangs famously portrayed in Graham Greene`s classic novel Brighton Rock; its heyday as part of the Sussex Fortnight that involved racing at Brighton, Goodwood, Lewes and Plumpton; and its latter-day popularity in the 1950s when crowds of up to 23,000 could be counted on even on a Wednesday.
The course is now part of the Northern Racing group that has spent £4 million upgrading the course and the facilities. The course itself is 1.5 miles long, mostly downhill and very fast. The fastest times in the world for three-quarters of a mile and one mile were set at Brighton. In the 21st century racing is once more back on the Brighton map.

Brighton Tigers
1936
 
The Brighton Tigers were a major English league ice-hockey team. They played their home matches at the sports stadium, known as the SS Brighton in West Street. A converted indoor swimming pool, it became home to the Tigers the year they formed in 1936.
In their heyday the Tigers won many trophies including the English National League in 1946-47, 1947-48 and 1957-58, when they were generally believed to be the strongest team in Europe. They hosted international clubs from Canada, Sweden, Czechoslovakia and the US. One of their finest moments was beating the Soviet Union`s national team 6-3 in 1957.
The post-war Tigers were, until 1954, made up entirely of Canadian players, with the notable exception of Mike O`Brien who broke into the Canadian Tigers in 1951 and played for the team for more than a decade. His success earned him a place in the 1952-3 Great Britain team. Mike was not the first Tiger player to grace the national team: Jimmy Chappel also played for them at the 1936 Olympic Games and the same team went on to win the European and World titles.
When the leisure organisation Top Rank demolished the SS Brighton in favour of a new development, the Tigers were refused a lease on a new ice rink next door. This sealed their demise and they played their final home match on 23 May 1965 before a capacity crowd.

Coral Stadium
2 June 1928
 
One of the country`s leading greyhound stadiums, it achieved the coveted title of Racecourse of the Year for 2001 after winning the Southern Racecourse title 4 years running from 1998 to 2000.
In 1928 the stadium cost £40,000 to build when it was furnished with redundant fittings and materials from the recently demolished Brighton Aquarium. It was substantially extended in 1939 and significantly upgraded by Coral when they purchased the track in 1976.
In December 1986 in front of a home crowd of 5,000 and with an audience of millions shown live on the BBC 9 O`clock News, local greyhound Ballyregan Bob set a New World record of thirty-two consecutive victories.

Ted Dexter CBE
15 May 1935, Milan
 
Ted Dexter, known throughout the cricket world as Lord Ted for his aristocratic manner on the field, made his mark first as captain of Sussex County Cricket Club.
One of his best moments was as captain of England, beating Australia at Melbourne (when over 300,000 spectators attended during the 5 days) scoring 145 runs in the match. In 1961 he was one of Wisden`s five Cricketer`s of the Year.
An aggressive batter, a very good medium pace bowler and a fine fielder, he nevertheless cut short his first class career to pursue other interests. His return to cricket in the 1990s as Chairman of Selectors was, in comparison to his playing days, less successful and he bowed out in 1993 with England having won just nine tests out of 44.
Today he is Chairman of the MCC`s cricket committee and was president of the club in 2002.

Chris Eubank
8 Aug 1966, London
 
Chris Eubank is a record-breaking boxer and a household name has since retiring from professional fighting has branched out into public speaking, appearing in advertisements for the likes of Reebok, British Rail and Nescafe Original and winning awards for his sartorial style.
He had a difficult start in life, getting suspended and expelled from school and as a teenager living in care or on the streets. His life turned around when his father took him to New York at the age of 16. There he graduated from High School but more importantly took up boxing and won the amateur Spanish Golden Glove Championships in New York in 1984.
As a professional he won 20 out of 25 World Championship fights and holds the record for the most unbeaten World Title wins in British history with 19 consecutive wins.

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