New Posts For Thread: ALF TUPPERhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31505513/alf-tupperIs he still about?Know he last ran in the 1968 olympics but wondered if he was brown bread ?One of the greatest ever UK Athletes Remember when he used a greyhound for his training....and the fish and chip supper !Luckily he never had to race against the amazing William Wilson.http://theamazingwilson.com/https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31505513/alf-tupper?post_id=556664897#556664897Luckily he never had to race against the amazing William Wilson.http://theamazingwilson.com/Sun, 17 Feb 2019 18:42:07 -0600One helluva guyFeatured in the Barcelona OlympicsStarted off as a millwright Then a plumber and then a welderSlept by the workbenchUnder the arches in greystoneHad a ruck on the track andGot chucked out of greystone harriersCould tickle trout for dinhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31505513/alf-tupper?post_id=556663927#556663927One helluva guyFeatured in the Barcelona OlympicsStarted off as a millwright Then a plumber and then a welderSlept by the workbenchUnder the arches in greystoneHad a ruck on the track andGot chucked out of greystone harriersCould tickle trout for dinSun, 17 Feb 2019 16:07:24 -0600Times have moved on. There was a 7 year old who could outrun him on the tv the other day.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31505513/alf-tupper?post_id=556663645#556663645Times have moved on. There was a 7 year old who could outrun him on the tv the other day.Sun, 17 Feb 2019 15:19:26 -0600Foyle,.. I loved reading Alf, unbeatable ...https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31505513/alf-tupper?post_id=556662887#556662887Foyle,.. I loved reading Alf, unbeatable ...Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:41:18 -0600https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31505513/alf-tupper?post_id=556658951#556658951Sun, 17 Feb 2019 03:18:05 -0600i ran the 2019 london marathon with alf tupper ,i hit the wall after 12 miles and alf carried me on his shoulders the last 14 miles and we were beaten a short head into second place we would have won if alf hadnt stopped for a slash in whitehall .https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31505513/alf-tupper?post_id=556650247#556650247i ran the 2019 london marathon with alf tupper ,i hit the wall after 12 miles and alf carried me on his shoulders the last 14 miles and we were beaten a short head into second place we would have won if alf hadnt stopped for a slash in whitehall .Sat, 16 Feb 2019 05:16:58 -0600The most famous welder in historyfrom wikiIn April 2014 Alf Tupper returned in a monthly one-page comic-strip feature in the international athletics magazine Athletics Weekly.[4]https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31505513/alf-tupper?post_id=556649925#556649925The most famous welder in historyfrom wikiIn April 2014 Alf Tupper returned in a monthly one-page comic-strip feature in the international athletics magazine Athletics Weekly.[4]Sat, 16 Feb 2019 04:30:15 -0600I heard he's 'avin trouble with his Royal Enfield.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31505513/alf-tupper?post_id=556649923#556649923I heard he's 'avin trouble with his Royal Enfield.Sat, 16 Feb 2019 04:29:31 -0600Saw him run once, he turned up late & they had already run a lap but he still managed to get up on the line, the crowd went mad, we went to the local cafe after to celebrate with a mug of Bovril.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31505513/alf-tupper?post_id=556649759#556649759Saw him run once, he turned up late & they had already run a lap but he still managed to get up on the line, the crowd went mad, we went to the local cafe after to celebrate with a mug of Bovril.Sat, 16 Feb 2019 03:54:30 -0600Last seen walking into the sunset holding hands with Desperate Dan munching a cow pie.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31505513/alf-tupper?post_id=556649757#556649757Last seen walking into the sunset holding hands with Desperate Dan munching a cow pie.Sat, 16 Feb 2019 03:54:26 -0600