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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 !
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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' The Tough of the Track'
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Last seen walking into the sunset holding hands with Desperate Dan munching a cow pie.
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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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I heard he's 'avin trouble with his Royal Enfield.
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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] |
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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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Foyle,
 .. I loved reading Alf, unbeatable ... |
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Times have moved on. There was a 7 year old who could outrun him on the tv the other day.
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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 .... |
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Luckily he never had to race against the amazing William Wilson.
http://theamazingwilson.com/ |