Co-founder National Sporting Club. Manager of The Pelican Club (opened in Gerrard Street, 1887) until it failed in 1891. He then joined with Bettinson to open the National Sporting Club. See there for more information.
In John Harding's 2016 book '' Fleming is described as "... ‘a fairly disreputable character with no particularly endearing qualities’ who had previously managed various public houses in the city." but where the quote comes from is not specified.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Fleming
This building was once known as the National Sporting Club, March 1891 - Octo...
Boxer. Born at 2 St Laurence Close, Cowley, Middlesex. In 1966 he became Amateur Boxing Association middleweight champion. Won gold in the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico. In 1971 and again in 1975 he...
Wrestler. Born in Riga, Latvia. He was a mechanic and was a lightweight wrestler for eleven years. He came to Israel in 1969, and was selected for the country's team for the 1972 Olympic Games in M...
Person, Sport / Games, Tragedy, Germany, Israel/Palestine, Latvia
Body-builder and entertainer. Born Friedrich Wilhelm Müller in Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia). He left Prussia to avoid military service and travelled through Europe perfecting his p...
Former athletics track in Garratt Lane, at Althorp Lodge. Opened by Robert Sadler as the New Surrey Pedestrian Ground. Renamed in 1861, presumably to reflect the different types of competitions tak...
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