Having reached the quarter-finals of the 1958 World Cup, Wales were bundled out of the tournament in Sweden at the quarter-final stage by Brazil on 19 June, 1958. It was the first time the world had seen the magically skills of Edson Arantes do Nascimento – Pele to you and me. The 17-year-old scored his
North Wales is renowned for producing great soccer players, but in Nick Whitehead it not only produced a great athlete, but also one of the most influential administrators of his era and a champion of sport for the disabled. On the track, Whitehead was good enough to win medals at both the Olympic and Commonwealth
Tom Richards was one of the most unassuming of all the great Welsh athletics stars. He was just as happy representing his club, as he was representing his country. He left the Gwent Valleys to work in South London during the depression of the 1930s but never forgot his Welsh roots. His place amongst the
Berwyn Price progressed from a silver to gold medal in the 110H at the Commonwealth Games and also ran for Great Britain at two Olympic Games. In fact, he made 50 appearances in a British vest during a stellar career (11 indoors and 39 outdoors). His glittering career finally came to an end at the
David Davies went from being a European Junior swimming champion to a British senior record holder, double Olympian and, of course, a gold medallist for Wales at the Commonwealth Games. More than that, he managed to succeed, and pick up a bucket full of major medals, in an event in which his main rival was
Fulke Walwyn first grabbed the headlines when, as an amateur rider, he won the 1936 Grand National on Reynoldstown. With two fences to go it was the 100-1 outsider Davy Jones who looked a certain winner before his reins broke. Walwyn was having problems of his own after losing his whip at Valentine’s on the