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This collection of revealing profiles captures the essence of a galaxy of Welsh world-beaters from across the full breadth of the sporting spectrum - athletics, boxing, cricket, football, golf, horse racing, motor racing, rugby union, rugby league and tennis. Those featured include arguably the best Welsh rugby union player of the twentieth century; the greatest bowler never to play for England; the farmer's boy who became a master golfer; the Cardiff boy from Splott who made such a name for himself in Hull that they named a thoroughfare after him; the 'Gentle Giant' from Swansea still revered in Italy some 50 years after his last match for Juventus; the only post-war Welsh jockey to win the Grand National twice; and the unsung hero from the Rhondda who became the saviour of Manchester United in the weeks after the Munich air disaster. Their stories, based on exclusive interviews and coloured with anecdotes, ought to inspire future generations to believe that nothing is impossible.

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Book category Books in English Lifestyle, sport & leisure Sports & outdoor recreation

• Full title: Triumph and Tragedy
• Author: Peter Jackson
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 304
• EAN: 9781845967765
• ISBN: 1845967763
• ID: 04408269
• Publisher: MAINSTREAM SPORT
• Weight: 561 g
• Dimensions: 240 × 162 × 29 mm
• Date of publishing: 06. October 2011

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