Honours
- 2010 Botham was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science by the University of Lincoln.
- 2008 Botham was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Sports Science by Leeds Metropolitan University.
- 2008 Botham was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Bath.
- 2007 In the Queen's Birthday Honours Botham was appointed as a Knight Bachelor "in recognition of his cricket achievements and his sustained efforts in raising money for Leukaemia research (see above). Botham was invested by HM The Queen at Buckingham Palace on 10 October 2007
- 2004 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award.
- 2003 First ever President of Leukaemia Research, the UK's leading blood cancer charity.
- 1992 Botham was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to cricket and for his charity work in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
- 1988 Awarded Pipe Smoker of the Year
- 1981 Voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
- 1978 Elected one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year.
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