Saturday, July 28, 2012
Joe Birrell - Olympic Hero
Our kids had to do a presentation on an Olympic hero. Louis and Elliot chose a guy who competed in the 1948 "austerity" Olympics in London called Joe Birrell.
He was my maths teacher at school and got me through my O Level resit. He never boasted about his sporting achievements, in fact he was a bit of an enigma to be honest.
Here's a story about 'Joe Biz' from the Lancaster Guardian.
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I love this man Michael. He also helped me over the line in my maths O Level. Such a witty teacher, even if he didn't actually realise it. I still see him striding around the streets of Bowerham and Scotforth. If not quite as fast as he once was, he still covers the ground brilliantly for a man of his age. I met him in Booths' a few months ago and whilst, sadly, he could hardly see me, he knew me immediately as soon as I introduced myself. Great, great man.
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