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irishone
16 Feb 19 07:46
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Is 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 !

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cooperman
When: 16 Feb 19 08:01
' The Tough of the Track' Wink
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twizzle22
When: 16 Feb 19 08:54
Last seen walking into the sunset holding hands with Desperate Dan munching a cow pie.
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pumphol.
When: 16 Feb 19 08:54
Saw 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.
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cooperman
When: 16 Feb 19 09:29
I heard he's 'avin trouble with his Royal Enfield. Grin
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Sica Dan
When: 16 Feb 19 09:30
The most famous welder in history

from wiki
In April 2014 Alf Tupper returned in a monthly one-page comic-strip feature in the international athletics magazine Athletics Weekly.[4]
By:
FOYLESWAR
When: 16 Feb 19 10:16
i 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 .
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cooperman
When: 17 Feb 19 08:18
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workrider
When: 17 Feb 19 18:41
Foyle,LaughLaugh.. I loved reading Alf, unbeatable ...
By:
Just Checking
When: 17 Feb 19 20:19
Times have moved on. There was a 7 year old who could outrun him on the tv the other day.
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irishone
When: 17 Feb 19 21:07
One helluva guy
Featured in the Barcelona Olympics
Started off as a millwright
Then a plumber and then a welder
Slept by the workbench
Under the arches in greystone
Had a ruck on the track and
Got chucked out of greystone harriers
Could tickle trout for dinner
Different class ....
By:
Sica Dan
When: 17 Feb 19 23:42
Luckily he never had to race against the amazing William Wilson.

http://theamazingwilson.com/
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