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1960s 1970s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

Natal’s Jock Maduray shook up WP stars

January 26, 2020August 5, 2020 admin 1 Comment Alex Abercrombie, Barry Jacobson, Cecil Blows, Eddie May, Herman Gibbs, Humphrey Khosi, Jock Maduray, John Webb, John Wippenaar, Karamchand Hiramen, Kenny Roman, Kiruben Naidoo, Lux Gordhan, Robin April, Sam de Wet, Vivian Pillay, Wilfred Daniels, Wilson Claasen

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS FORMER Natal star athlete and 1969 treble champion of the South African Amateur Athletic and Cycling

1960s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

Cross-country races thrived in the Cape

May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 admin 0 Comments Abe Carelse, Harry Hendricks, Jacobus van der Berg, John Korasie, John Webb, Julius Lottering, Leslie Titus, Norman Stoffberg, Richard Rive, Robin April, Ronald Webb, Sam de Wet, Solomon Briesies, Willie Londt

COMMENT By Clement du Plessis THE Western Province Amateur Athletic and Cycling Association played an integral part in organising the

1950s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

Leslie Titus, a potential world beater, attracts curious Boks to mile race

November 20, 2016February 7, 2020 admin 0 Comments Cecil Blows, Hennie Moses, John Webb, Kenny Roman, Leslie Titus, Sam de Wet, Willie Londt

By CLEMENT DU PLESSIS WOULD they have been world class? This is often the discussions in athletics circles about the

1950s Athletics news Copyright ©2018

Willie Londt’s impressive feats stand tall

September 3, 2016March 11, 2019 admin 1 Comment Aljy Winn, Georgie Capito, Gerald Marshall, Goolam Abed, John Webb, Katherine Diedericks, Kenny de Bruyn, Kenny Maggott., Leslie Titus, Louis Newman, Marilyn Welch, Norman Stoffberg, Peter Forbes, Rosie Oliphant, Rosie Schaffers, Sam de Wet, William Londt, William Pick, Winston Kloppers

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THE sporting achievements of Basil D’Oliveira, Papwa Sewgolum, David Samaai, and others are often raised for

1950s Athletics news Copyright ©2018

SP’s champion miler John Webb revisits athletics in the 1950’s

July 29, 2016August 29, 2016 admin 4 Comments Alex Moses, Attie de Villiers, Attie Williams, Cecil Blows, Desmond de Monk, Donald Fuller, Eric Hector, Gerald Hendricks, Gerald Marshall, Harry Hendricks, John Webb, Johnny Jethro, Leslie Titus, RC Hepburn, Richard Jethro, Richard Rive, Rosie Oliphant, Sam de Wet, Sybil Smith

TRACK and Field Athletics, under the auspices of the South African Amateur Athletics Board (SAAAB), had been offering provincial colours

1960s Athletics news Copyright ©2018

Eight times sprint champion Cecil Blows

August 11, 2015October 28, 2016 admin 0 Comments Cecil Blows, Edmund Lewis, John Webb, Leslie Titus, Nazeem Smith, Sean Vester

THE Golden City Post Newspaper was printed and published in the 1960s, a paper I am not so certain is

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