Sport enthusiasts Jim and Sue Houghton, from Desford, in Leicestershire, won the Unsung Hero Award at last night's BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
They were presented with the award by Fabrice Muamba, who suffered an on-pitch heart attack during Bolton's game at Tottenham in March.
The husband and wife team have spent 25 years converting a derelict field into a thriving centre for a number of sports in Desford. In that time they've helped raise £1 million through grants and donations.
The facilities include tennis and squash courts, a football pitch, bowling green and dance studio. The facility has hundreds of users each week.
After being presented with the award, Mr Houghton said: "This is for all the dozens of coaches throughout the country.''
Mrs Houghton said: "George Bernard Shaw said that the reasonable adapt themselves to the ways of the world, the unreasonable persist in adapting the world to themselves, so all progress is made by the unreasonable. So be unreasonable, dream huge dreams and with a good team around you it is amazing what you can achieve."
The awards ceremony at London's ExCeL Arena saw Bradley Wiggins named as the winner of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
The win rounded off a remarkble year for Wiggins who won gold in the time trial at London 2012 just 10 days after becoming the first Briton to win the Tour de France.
Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis and tennis star Andy Murray came second and third after receiving a respective 22.92% and 14.17% share of the vote.
