Henry Thornberry, known as Paddy was born Jan. 16, 1926 and died in New York on 21st July, 2002 on the final day of that year’s Open Championship, at the age of 76. Paddy was a regular on the golf circuit while working for UPI in the 1960s. He was born in Dublin,...
Roy Ullyett (1914 – 2001) (Photo by in 1975 by Angela Deane-Drummond/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Roy Ullyett, one of the most popular and distinctive sports cartoonists of his generation, died on 20 October, 2001 aged 87. His professional...
NB – Extensive AGW tributes to Bill still to be added. Bernie Feb, 2021. Bill Blighton, who covered the PGA Tour for several British newspapers, died Tuesday 31st January, 2001 of a heart attack. He was aged just 54 reported ‘The Golf...
Percy Huggins – A founding member of the Association of Golf Writers.(Photo – Thank You to Mike Harris/Golf Monthly) PERCY HUGGINS died aged 87 on 16th October, 2000 and was the voice of radio golf commentary in Scotland for a quarter of a century, and...
William John Camkin, MA (23 June 1922 – 19 June 1998) was an English journalist, football, business and sports administrator. Camkin was born in Kings Norton, Worcestershire, the son of Bill Camkin and Helena Ethel Holder. His father was managing...
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