As Wimbledon approaches I give you Angela Mortimer and Ann Haydon Jones.
As the World Athletics Championships approach I give you Ann Packer.
There are more I'm sure.
How can they be forgotten if you remember them?
Technically correct of course but when past champions and gold medallists are mentioned or featured they seem to be ignored possibly because they won nearly 50 years or more ago.
Matt Le Tissier. England International but one (small) club man. Girls at work tore up Southampton with him after he guested for a corporate event and reckoned he was a hoot!
Saw Derek Underwood score one of the tries which beat the ABs in Wellington way back when. Cann't understand why the Lions don't take me round with them to all their Tests.
British flyweight champion of the 1950s. He was fast on his feet but with only a feather duster for a punch.
Remember him going to Argentina to challenge Pascual Perez for the world title. It was much hyped and the papers followed Dai's every move for a fortnight before the fight, including his liking for lemonade.
After 90 seconds of the first round Dower was on his back counted out. His trainer/manager commented afterwards "Dai was moving very well up to that point". Never forget that comment.
Saw Derek Underwood score one of the tries which beat the ABs in Wellington way back when. Cann't understand why the Lions don't take me round with them to all their Tests.
Saw Derek Underwood score one of the tries which beat the ABs in Wellington way back when. Cann't understand why the Lions don't take me round with them to all their Tests.
Robert Millar. British cycling star who was a Tour de France king of the mountains winner in the 80's. Fell off the radar after retiring and is rumoured to have since transitioned into a woman.
Saw Derek Underwood score one of the tries which beat the ABs in Wellington way back when. Cann't understand why the Lions don't take me round with them to all their Tests.
Saw Derek Underwood score one of the tries which beat the ABs in Wellington way back when. Cann't understand why the Lions don't take me round with them to all their Tests.
Do you mean Rory or Tony?
Derek was a cricketer
Thanks Len, Rory.
Was it Rory or Tony who got flattened by Jonah Lomu?
Robert Millar. British cycling star who was a Tour de France king of the mountains winner in the 80's. Fell off the radar after retiring and is rumoured to have since transitioned into a woman.
Saw Derek Underwood score one of the tries which beat the ABs in Wellington way back when. Cann't understand why the Lions don't take me round with them to all their Tests.
Do you mean Rory or Tony?
Derek was a cricketer
Thanks Len, Rory.
Was it Rory or Tony who got flattened by Jonah Lomu?
Lomu brushed off his opposite number Tony Underwood before running over and through Mike Catt to score one of "the most famous tries in rugby history" - according to the site I just looked up.
Of all the names mentioned thus far I think the most poignant one is Mike Brearley. A very well educated articulate and intelligent man with much to tell and still offer the game he so loved had he so wished. When he retired he just seemed to disappear off the face of the earth, never to be seen or heard of again. No chat shows, no TV interviews, no Question of Sport, no guest visits to the BBC commentary boxes or spotted at Lords, no Desert Island Discs......no, he just vanished......the Lord Lucan of British sport.
Names from the past there. I was at Wembley when Minter defended his title in the rematch against Antuofermo and also when he lost to Hagler - never seen a more vicious crowd in my life. Also saw Charlie Magri win his world title at Wembley against Mercedes.
Of all the names mentioned thus far I think the most poignant one is Mike Brearley. A very well educated articulate and intelligent man with much to tell and still offer the game he so loved had he so wished. When he retired he just seemed to disappear off the face of the earth, never to be seen or heard of again. No chat shows, no TV interviews, no Question of Sport, no guest visits to the BBC commentary boxes or spotted at Lords, no Desert Island Discs......no, he just vanished......the Lord Lucan of British sport.
I think he was MCC president for a while, other than that I don't think he has done anything else in cricket.
Of all the names mentioned thus far I think the most poignant one is Mike Brearley. A very well educated articulate and intelligent man with much to tell and still offer the game he so loved had he so wished. When he retired he just seemed to disappear off the face of the earth, never to be seen or heard of again. No chat shows, no TV interviews, no Question of Sport, no guest visits to the BBC commentary boxes or spotted at Lords, no Desert Island Discs......no, he just vanished......the Lord Lucan of British sport.
I think he was MCC president for a while, other than that I don't think he has done anything else in cricket.
Brearley was also Chairman of an MCC committee that looks at law changes or so-called improvements to the game. He had people like Steve Waugh on his committee.
Of all the names mentioned thus far I think the most poignant one is Mike Brearley. A very well educated articulate and intelligent man with much to tell and still offer the game he so loved had he so wished. When he retired he just seemed to disappear off the face of the earth, never to be seen or heard of again. No chat shows, no TV interviews, no Question of Sport, no guest visits to the BBC commentary boxes or spotted at Lords, no Desert Island Discs......no, he just vanished......the Lord Lucan of British sport.
I think he was MCC president for a while, other than that I don't think he has done anything else in cricket.
Brearley was also Chairman of an MCC committee that looks at law changes or so-called improvements to the game. He had people like Steve Waugh on his committee.
But for all that he certainly keeps himself out of the limelight, which I think is such a pity as he's someone I personally greatly admire and always enjoyed listening to.
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British flyweight champion of the 1950s. He was fast on his feet but with only a feather duster for a punch.
Remember him going to Argentina to challenge Pascual Perez for the world title. It was much hyped and the papers followed Dai's every move for a fortnight before the fight, including his liking for lemonade.
After 90 seconds of the first round Dower was on his back counted out. His trainer/manager commented afterwards "Dai was moving very well up to that point". Never forget that comment.
Derek was a cricketer
Give it another 30 years.
Tim Henman's dad
Geoff Capes
Colin Cowdrey
Brian Phelps
Johnny Haynes
George Eastham
Chester Barnes
John Curry
Alan Wells
David Bedford
Charlie Magri
Alan Minter
A very well educated articulate and intelligent man with much to tell and still offer the game he so loved had he so wished.
When he retired he just seemed to disappear off the face of the earth, never to be seen or heard of again.
No chat shows, no TV interviews, no Question of Sport, no guest visits to the BBC commentary boxes or spotted at Lords, no Desert Island Discs......no, he just vanished......the Lord Lucan of British sport.
Happy days.
Rex Williams
John Pulman
Mark Wildman