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Bob Hardisty and the 1948 Olympics
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:31 pm
by satchmo76
Next year is the 70th anniversary of Bob playing in the 1948 Olympics. He was at that time registered as a Darlo player and he played all four of GB's games in full (390 minutes).
This is a great article by Harry Pearson the team and the tournament:
http://harrypearson.blogspot.com/search ... Darlington
Re: Bob Hardisty and the 1948 Olympics
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 2:11 pm
by spen666
Interesting piece.
Why was Hardisty registered with Darlington for those 3 seasons if he only played 6 games?
Why did he not stay or return to Bishop Auckland?
Re: Bob Hardisty and the 1948 Olympics
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 4:49 pm
by eddierowlesbeardd
This is a great book on the 1948 'Austerity' Olympics - a real collaborative effort to get the games on - well recommended.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Austerity-Olym ... 1845137205
An interesting article here too:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/ ... rity-games
A different breed in those days...