Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ALLCHURCH, IVOR JOHN (1929 - 1997), footballer also possessed a powerful shot, especially with his left foot, which made him a prolific goal scorer in his own right. Those who were fortunate enough to see him play, even in his latter years, will never forget the way he seemed to glide effortlessly past his bewildered opponents. With his mop of blonde hair the 'Golden Boy' of Welsh football soon became a national hero, and was generally
BARNES, WALLEY (1920 - 1975), association footballer from football he joined the staff of the BBC. He also established the first of two successful sports shops in 1950. At the BBC he was a commentator with Kenneth Wolstenholme (1920-2002) on the very first edition of Match of the Day, broadcast on BBC 2 on 22 August 1964. He also assisted Wolstenholme with sporadic remarks during his commentary on England's World Cup triumph against West Germany in
BERRY family, industrialists and newspaper proprietors received the freedom of Merthyr Tydfil in 1955; he was president of the Football Association of Wales 1946-60, and of the university college at Cardiff 1945-50. Among the many honours he received were hon. LL.D. degrees from the Universities of Wales and Manchester. He married (1), 4 July 1907, Mary Lilian (died 1 February 1928) daughter of Horace George Holmes, Brondesbury Park, London, by whom he had
BOOTS, JOHN GEORGE (1874 - 1928), Wales and Newport Rugby forward Born 2 July 1874 at Aberbeeg, Monmouth. He first played Rugby for Aberbeeg in 1890 and in 1895 made his first appearance for the Newport XV. He became an outstanding player and was known as the ' Peter Pan of Rugby Football,' having played in first class football for thirty seasons, twenty-seven of which were spent with the Newport team. Between 1898 and 1904, he was ' capped ' sixteen times for
BRUCE, MORYS GEORGE LYNDHURST (4th Baron Aberdare), (1919 - 2005), politician and sportsman Football Trust, noting his enthusiasm for sport and his administrative abilities, elected him president of the trust in 1979; he held this post for almost sixteen years during a difficult period in the history of English football. Following a number of serious incidents, particularly the Hillsborough disaster when ninety-six Liverpool Football Club supporters lost their lives on 15 April 1989, the trust
CECIL-WILLIAMS, Sir JOHN LIAS CECIL (1892 - 1964), solicitor, secretary Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion and driving force behind the publishing of the Dictionary of Welsh Biography Fusiliers Museum in Caernarfon castle, a member of the committee to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the founding of Virginia, and of the Goodwill Mission to the United States in 1957. He was president of the Southern Olympian Amateur Football League, 1951-59, and in 1959 was elected president of the Amateur Football Alliance. He was awarded the Hopkins Medal in New York in 1957, and in 1962 the
CHARLES, GEOFFREY (1909 - 2002), photographer daughter. These pictures appeared on 23rd January 1937. Later he was to team up with a promising young reporter named John Roberts Williams to photograph stories for Y Cymro. The two had first been introduced by a mutual acquaintance at Pwllheli football field in 1938. Geoff regarded John Roberts Williams as the man who made him realise and value his Welsh heritage. John Roberts Williams was best man at
CHARLES, WILLIAM JOHN (1931 - 2004), footballer twentieth century. He was educated at Cwm-du Primary School and Manselton Seconday School. His teachers soon realized that he did not have the makings of a scholar. Football was his only passion and he would often spend time in class daydreaming about his future in that field. 'Wake up Charles!', cried an angry teacher, 'You will never earn a living playing football!' It was with a sigh of relief that
DANIEL, WILLIAM RAYMOND (1928 - 1997), association football player
DAVIES, DAFYDD GWILYM (1922 - 2017), minister, lecturer and Baptist College Principal captain of school sports teams, and took a keen interest in sport throughout his life. At university he was captain of the football team, and also captained the University of Wales colleges team. In 1945-46 he was president of the Bangor University Student Council and of the Debating Society. He was one of the founders of the Cambrensis Choir in Cardiff, and the annual 'Festival of Word and Song' of the
DAVIES, GWILYM ELFED (Baron Davies of Penrhys), (1913 - 1992), Labour politician , November 1964-June 1968, to Rt. Hon. R. J. Gunter, the Minister of Labour and later Minister of Power. In 1974 he became Baron Davies of Penrhys (life peerage). He was a part-time member of the South Wales Electricity Board from 1974-1980, and a member of the Sports Council for Wales from 1978. He was made a Freeman of the Borough of Swansea in 1975. His hobbies were rugby football and cricket. He
DAVIES, RHISIART MORGAN (1903 - 1958), scientist and professor of physics and deacon for many years at Baker Street chapel, Aberystwyth. He kept a record of the hymns that were sung, so that the congregation seldom sang the same hymn more than twice a year. He was interested in the college sports and was treasurer of the town's football club. He married in 1928 Elizabeth Florence, daughter of Thomas Davies, Aberystwyth, and they had one son who died young. He died 18

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