Salford's Famous Men
Sport
Geoff Bent
..... came from Jacksons Buildings, Irlams O'Th' Height, he was one of
the Manchester United players killed in the Munich air crash in 1958
Joe Bowker
..... boxer who won the bantamweight world title in October 1904
Tommy Brown
..... died 1976 ..... one
of Salford's famous boxers who trained at the Adelphi Lads Club and in his
prime was practically unbeaten in the UK
Arthur Chambers
..... lightweight world champion in October 1872 and remained undefeated until
his retirement
Eddie Colman
..... lived in Archie Street, Ordsall and was one of the Manchester United
players killed in the Munich air crash in 1958
John Cook
..... died 2007 ..... chairman of Eccles Sunday League football club and
well known as a referee, assessor and administrator for thirty years. Born
and bred in the Weaste area of Salford the Eccles football league is to name
a cup competition in his honour
James 'Jimmy'
Cumberbach
..... rugby player for Broughton Rangers in the 1920s who became the FIRST
black man to represent England's rugby league international side
Jack 'Kid' Doyle
..... died 1983 ..... one
of Salford's most famous boxers, he was a leading flyweight in the 1920s
William Webb Ellis ..... born in Salford
he was christened at Sacred Heart Trinity Church, Chapel Street before the
family moved south. He was just sixteen when he picked up the ball during a
football match at a school in Rugby in 1823 and ran the full length of the
pitch and is credited with inspiring the game of rugby union. He died in
1872 shortly before the first international between England and Scotland and
in buried in the town of Menton, near Monte Carlo
Miles Gledhill
..... Salford and Lancashire County footballer ( was Gledhill Street
named after him ??? ). He lived at the Fox Inn on Regent Road
Jimmy Lomas
..... Salford Captain of the FIRST Rugby League team to tour Australia in
1910
Albert Marchant
..... born 10th September 1903 died 1977 ..... owner
of Salford's oldest boxing gymnasium, he was one of the six famous Marchant
brothers brought up in Regent Road. During his career he fought all the top
featherweights in England and later turned his hand to boxing management. He
established his famous gym in Hulme Street and later moved it to Gardner
Street, Pendleton
Charles Mathews
..... born 26th August 1876 in Pendleton he became known as ' the human
kangaroo', the champion jumper of the world. He held several English records
acknowledged by the "Sporting Life". One of his later stage acts consisted of
clearing a row of eight chairs and leaping over two chairs placed 14 feet
apart in one spring jump
Paul Medati .....
snooker player
Stan Mellor
..... jockey
Jamie Moore ..... British
Light-Middleweight champion and the FIRST Salford fighter in 100 years to
win the famous Lonsdale Belt - 2007
Adrian
Morley
..... Salford born rugby league star who was the FIRST Englishman to
complete the 'Rugby League Trifecta' winning premierships in the National
Rugby League, Super League and Challenge Cup
William
H 'Sonny' Morton
..... one of the greatest figures in Salford's athletic history died in
1940 at the age of 73. In 1888 he joined Salford Harriers and in 1890 set
two world records in athletics when he ran 15 miles in 23mins 49.6secs and
30,000 metres in 1hour 47mins 01.2secs
Bill Nelson
..... died 1986 ..... ran
for England in the 1924 Olympics and was a club captain of Salford Harriers.
Over the years he won many medals for mile and half-mile distances
Simon Radcliffe .....
Eccles schoolboy who was the FIRST Salford boy chosen to captain England
schoolboys at football against Ireland schoolboys at Barnsley in 1982
William Charles
Renshaw
..... the most successful man ever to play at Wimbledon on January 3rd 1861,
fifteen minutes before his twin James Ernest. Their parents were formerly of
Higher Broughton, Salford but when his father died shortly after they were
conceived his mother went to live in Leamington Spa where they were born. The
brothers won 16 All-England Championships including the Men's Doubles title
seven times and Ernest was the FIRST player ever to win the three All-England
Championships in the same year. They dominated tennis in the 1880s in an era
which became known as the 'Renshaw Rush'. In 1983 William was inducted into the
International Tennis Hall of Fame in America and Ernest was included four years
later
Arthur Taylor
..... member of the Salford City Police he was a remarkable competitive swimmer
in the years before the Second World War. He won ASA titles for 500 yards and
880 yards and was a superb water polo player
Jim Thorpe
.....
snooker referee
Ron Tierney ..... died 2005 ..... Match
day announcer for 40 years at the Salford Reds rugby club at the Willows.
From 1966 to 1970 he was also compere of the Willows Social Club and chairman of
the supporters club from 1963 to 1971. He was born in Brewer Street off Bexley
Square and trained as an accountant before joining the RAF as a mechanic during
the Second World War
John Virgo
.....
snooker player who lived in West Ashton Street, went to Trafford Road Junior
and learnt to play snooker at Stowell Youth Club
Freddie Webb
..... died 26th June 1964 .... he was a boxer who fought over 300 fights
which included some of the great flyweights such as Jackie brown and Benny Lynch
Harold Williams
..... in 1966 he became the new figure
skating champion of the Commonwealth when he won his title at the
commonwealth Winter Games at St Moritz. In 1967 he received the Gold Star,
the highest award in the amateur skating world