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SASSSA champ Simpson’s talent not fully exploited

admin December 15, 2015March 22, 2022 Booi Visser, Freddie Williams, Harold Adams, Hermanus Williams, Jantjie Marthinus, Johan Landsman, John November, Martin Saayman, O'Neil Simpson, Patty Francis, Shaun Abrahams, Tobias Philander
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O’NEIL SIMPSON (September) of Boland was a highly talented middle-distance athlete. An athlete short in stature, he held the South African…

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