Don mentioned C.B. at the end of his talk and I must admit I had never heard of him! Born in 1872, not only did C.B. obtain a First Class Honours Degree at Oxford but he played professional football for Southampton and England, he equalled the world long jump record, he played professional cricket for Sussex and England, he was also a Liberal candidate for Parliament in Brighton; a director of a training ship, a journalist, a deputy and speechwriter for the Indian delegation at the League of Nations. It was whilst he was involved in the latter role that C.B. was offered the vacant throne of Albania! C.B. was a real superman, and to find out more information about him, please select the following link:
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/CB-Fry/
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