Golfer. Born Henry William Vardon in Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands. He won the British Open championship six times, the U.S. Open in 1900 and the German Open in 1911. He is remembered for his overlapping grip, which is still known as the 'Vardon grip'.
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Harry Vardon
Harry Vardon, professional golfer, born May 9th 1870, lived in this house fro...
Head coach of the Bradford Bulls, and the Wales national rugby league team.
Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford formed the company, initially as Bamford and Martin Ltd.  They used the garage at the site of the plaque as a workshop and here they developed their first model th...
Former lecturer and amateur athlete. Birth year approximate. He ran with Gordon Pirie in the team that set a 15.27.2 minute world record for the 1500m relay in 1953.
Rugby league and rugby union player. He scored 501 tries during his rugby league career, making him the third-highest try scorer and top try-scoring English player of all time. Nicknamed 'Chariots'...
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