MITCHF Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 dad shot against him on a few ocaissons and said he was a nice guy and down to earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Potter Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 His funeral was today in Lancaster. Mr Potter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilR Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Ian Peel fired Bob's Browning C3, with which he won Olympic gold in 1968, as a final salute and tribute to him at the funeral. RIP Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STOTTO Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 An original sporting hero and inspiration to those that followed in his footsteps in search of Olympic triumph. R.I.P. The Great Bob Braithwaite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 RIP John Robert Braithwaite. Top shooter and top person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBob Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 "Though he won many other events during his career inevitably it is for his Olympic victory that he is best remembered. Braithwaite’s achievement represents one of the last occasions in the history of the Olympic Games in which a gifted amateur with steely determination and great skill won over a field consisting predominantly of commercially sponsored and government funded professionals." Wikipedia, current entry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cumbrian Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Everyone should watch that short video, not least for a chance to hear his soft, Lancashire accent, a delightful reminder of the North for those of us that cannot live there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 An inspiration that an ordinary man can reach the heights that Bob Braithwaite achieved. God bless you Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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