I noticed on facebook recently that someone wanted to know about people born in Sharlston. This reminded me of the book on all the professional rugby players that came from Sharlston of which my dad is one.
He grew up with Don Fox and has his photo in Don's autobiography...the group one here is the same one. My dad is top middle and Don bottom right...they had all just been chosen for some match or other.
My dad is also mentioned in the hall of fame and was mentioned at Don Foxes funeral.
Also pictured here is my dad when he was conscripted to the army...he was a groom and was offered a very good job in the country on leaving the army but my mum was very young then.
He also trained the horse for the very popular film Blue Velvet, and for many years broke in horses and looked after them for various people.
My sister was the other horse person in our family and at one point had her own thorough bred and Shetland pony, which i will add in a future post.
Thought for today:-
"Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must."
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe [1749-1832] Germany.
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