tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326752150703533066.post6145939723274971738..comments2024-03-25T11:53:56.879+00:00Comments on Fas et Patria: Purley Boys only BBC Sports Personality of the Year Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326752150703533066.post-56818602463539263622019-09-26T14:15:58.071+01:002019-09-26T14:15:58.071+01:00I remember him bringing many of his cups and medal...I remember him bringing many of his cups and medals to school on one occasion <br />in the early 1950's. Our Form Master Mr Baldwin I think used to train him at school. D. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624124539938498755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326752150703533066.post-70805341676295314532019-08-29T11:37:45.545+01:002019-08-29T11:37:45.545+01:00Wiki shows Gordon's association with the South...Wiki shows Gordon's association with the South London Harriers, which must have been handy for him as they had premises in the Brighton Road, Coulsdon, nearly opposite the library. Q - do they still have these premises? Another Old Boy who was an international cross-country runner was Bob Treadwell who completed the 1983 London Marathon in 40th place in a creditable 2 hours and 15 minutes, and is shown as taking part in the Riddlesdown park run in August 2017. I think it was Bob who supervised the annual Cub Scout cross-country races on Farthing Downs in the early 1980s, but cannot be sure. Martin Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326752150703533066.post-86042780014010406582019-08-28T16:32:34.747+01:002019-08-28T16:32:34.747+01:00I had not realised that Gordon was a BBC Sports Pe...I had not realised that Gordon was a BBC Sports Personality of the Year. A great runner and certainly ranked alongside Peter Cushing as the most famous of the Purley Old Boys. I remember seeing Gordon several times running up the long hill in Woodcote Grove Road, Coulsdon, something which I would never have attempted even in my youth. This must have been in the early 1960s following our return from abroad. Sadly Gordon died of cancer in 1991 at the age of just 60. Martin Jonesnoreply@blogger.com