Peter Alliss (1931–2020), by David Cannon, 1985
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Alliss, Peter (1931–2020)
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Alliss, Peter (1931–2020), golfer and broadcaster
Richard Holt
Alliss, Peter (1931–2020), golfer and broadcaster, was born on 28 February 1931 in Berlin, the second son of Percy Alliss (1897–1975), a Yorkshire professional at the prestigious Wannsee Golf Club, and his first wife, Dorothy, née Rust (1891–1971), who was also a scratch golfer. His brother, ...
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Armfield, James Christopher [Jimmy] (1935–2018)
Maker: W&H Talbot Archive
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Jimmy Armfield (1935–2018), by W&H Talbot Archive, 1963
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Armfield, James Christopher [Jimmy] (1935–2018), footballer, football manager, and broadcaster
Dilwyn Porter
Armfield, James Christopher [Jimmy] (1935–2018), footballer, football manager, and broadcaster, was born on 21 September 1935 at 16 Marina Avenue, Denton, Lancashire (5 miles east of Manchester), the only child of Christopher Armfield (1904–1980), a grocer, and his wife, ...
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Aspinall, John Victor (1926–2000)
Maker: Snowdon
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John Victor Aspinall (1926–2000) by Snowdon, 1973 Snowdon / Vogue / Camera Press, London
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Aspinall, John Victor (1926–2000), gambler and zoo owner
Richard Davenport-Hines
Aspinall, John Victor (1926–2000), gambler and zoo owner, was born on 11 June 1926 at Delhi, India, the second son of Mary Grace (1904–1987), daughter of Clement Samuel Horn, engineer, and wife of Colonel Robert Stivala Aspinall (1895–1954), of the Indian Medical Service (IMS), serving in ...
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Bailey, Trevor Edward (1923–2011), cricketer, broadcaster, and journalist
Dilwyn Porter
Bailey, Trevor Edward (1923–2011), cricketer, broadcaster, and journalist, was born on 3 December 1923 at 11 Imperial Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, the younger son (there were no daughters) of Bertrand Fothergill Bailey (1884–1947), a civil servant at the Admiralty, and his wife, Muriel Elsie, ...
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Bailey, Trevor Edward (1923–2011)
Maker: unknown photographer
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Trevor Edward Bailey (1923–2011) by unknown photographer, 1955 © Mirrorpix
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Bough, Francis Joseph [Frank] (1933–2020)
Maker: unknown
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Frank Joseph Bough (1933–2020), by unknown photographer, 1971
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Bough, Francis Joseph [Frank] (1933–2020), sports broadcaster and television presenter
Richard Haynes
Bough, Francis Joseph [Frank] (1933–2020), sports broadcaster and television presenter, was born on 15 January 1933 at The Limes maternity home, Hartshill, Stoke-on–Trent, the son of Austin Joseph Bough (1904–1963), upholsterer, and his wife, Annie Tyrer, née Moulton (...
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Butt, Sir Alfred, first baronet (1878–1962), music-hall entrepreneur and racehorse owner and breeder
Andrew Crowhurst
Butt, Sir Alfred, first baronet (1878–1962), music-hall entrepreneur and racehorse owner and breeder, was born on 20 March 1878, the only son of Frederick Butt, a builder. He was educated at Westminster School and, after leaving school, worked in the accounting department at ...
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Davis, Ian Gordon McNaught- (1929–2014), mountaineer, businessman, and broadcaster
Paul Gilchrist
Davis, Ian Gordon McNaught- (1929–2014), mountaineer, businessman, and broadcaster, was born on 30 August 1929 at Noordschote, Third Avenue, Newton Hill, Wakefield, Yorkshire, the son of Stanley Gordon McNaught-Davis (1889–1971), an ex-Royal Flying Corps pilot then working as a bus driver, later a transport manager, and his wife ...
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Elliot, Launceston (1874–1930), weightlifter and strongman
Wray Vamplew
Elliot, Launceston (1874–1930), weightlifter and strongman, was conceived in Launceston, Tasmania (hence his first name), but born in Bombay, India, on 9 July 1874, the first son of Gilbert Wray Elliot (1833–1910), who was from 1853 to 1877 an official in the Bombay...
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Flint, Keith Charles (1969–2019), dancer and singer
Chloe Govan
Flint, Keith Charles (1969–2019), dancer and singer, was born on 17 September 1969 at 75 Hazeldene Road, Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex, the youngest of three brothers of Clive Sydney Flint (b. 1937), electrical engineer, and his wife, Yvonne Marie, née Pincott (...
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Gillies, Ian Malcolm (1927–2002), question-setter and broadcaster
Stephen Follows
Gillies, Ian Malcolm (1927–2002), question-setter and broadcaster, was born at Upper Heath, Hampstead, London, on 7 December 1927, the son of Duncan Neil Gillies, company accountant, and his wife, Elsie Mary, née Nowell, of 16B Golders Way, Golders Green, London. He spent his early life in ...
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Gravell, Raymond William Robert [Ray] (1951–2007)
Maker: Tony Edenden
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Raymond William Robert Gravell (1951–2007) by Tony Edenden, 1980 www.sporting-heroes.net
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Gravell, Raymond William Robert [Ray] (1951–2007), rugby player, broadcaster, and actor
Huw Richards
Gravell, Raymond William Robert [Ray] (1951–2007), rugby player, broadcaster, and actor, was born at 36 Station Road, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, on 12 September 1951, the first child of Thomas John (Jac) Gravell (1924–1966), coalminer and amateur rugby player, and his wife, Nina Eileen, née...
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Hughes, Emlyn Walter (1947–2004)
Maker: unknown photographer
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Emlyn Walter Hughes (1947–2004) by unknown photographer, 1969 Getty Images
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Hughes, Emlyn Walter (1947–2004), footballer and television sports personality
John Williams
Hughes, Emlyn Walter (1947–2004), footballer and television sports personality, was born on 28 August 1947 in Risedale Maternity Hospital, Barrow in Furness. He was the second of three brothers, the son of (William) Frederick Hughes, known as Ginger, and his wife, Anne Elizabeth, ...
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Jenkins, Christopher Dennis Alexander Martin- (1945–2013), cricket commentator
Jonathan Agnew
Jenkins, Christopher Dennis Alexander Martin- (1945–2013), cricket commentator, was born on 20 January 1945 at 5 Geneva Street, Peterborough (his maternal grandmother's home), the second of three sons of Lieutenant-Colonel Dennis Frederick Martin-Jenkins (1911–1991), a Royal Artillery officer who later worked in shipping for ...
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