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What he enjoyed was the wide either in Division One and As he lived close to the Club-
variety of throws competition Three often beating athletes house, and worked shifts, he
available. He has set a British who were 50 years younger. was ready at any times to pitch
record for the throws decathlon He even competed to up to the in. With the help of a few other
and was a dab hand at the age of 80 but as Barbara Terry members we completed the task
Greek discus which is basically remembers “with his diabetes, ready for the winter season. “As
doing a standing throw with an he couldn’t feel his feet and a result of out work”, continued
overweight implement. “If I do would often get called for ‘no Brian, “Gordon and I were
a spin in the Southern League throw’ as his toe was over the invited to become Directors on
with the 2kg” he remarked “it rim of the circle . However he the board of B.H.H.Q Ltd, a
goes about 25.10. When I do the had one competition as an 80 wise move because there were
standing throw it goes about year old and was disappointed many other tasks ahead. We
25.00 which shows how good to miss out on the Throws revamped the Clubroom twice
my turn is!” Pentathlon record by only a few more; he oversaw the re-wiring
In one of his last events he points.” His competition days of the Clubroom once and did
had just returned from the ended here. a lot of work on the outside
European Masters in Denmark. Having joined the Club on around the Clubhouse.”
He enjoyed the trip with his 2nd May 1955 he was made Gordon served on the Wine
Danish wife but the shot a Vice President in 1975, Committee and was ready at
competition was a disaster. He’d and attained his 50 years any time to go to the Club to
checked with the organisers membership in 2005 Gordon put beer deliveries away, order
that they had large diameter would undoubtedly be summed or collect food for suppers
shots but when he got to his up as a perfect ‘Club man’ and carry out any task asked
competition he found they were and it was this that made him of him. In committee or at
all at the other pool. “I had a so revered by his friends and A.G.Ms he would be the first to
lot of problems with the smaller fellow athletes. “He was always query any contentious items on
shots and the wet conditions” willing to give advice to anyone the agenda.
He threw 11.28 but did further whether they asked for it or Brain Stone again: “He became
in the throws pentathlon with not” recalled Barbara Terry. a great friend. Above all, we
11.82. “I got home and threw “When I took up the post socialised and for many years
over 13 in training.” of Wine Secretary” recalled Saturday Suppers once a month
Gordon was an all round Brian Stone, “the first thing I saw members and their wives
sportsman. Athletics aside, he wanted to do was re-decorate and friends eat, drink and dance
loved football and played in goal the Clubroom. We had a damp into the early hours to our in-
for I.T.N, a position from which problem with photographs on house disco.”
he frequently gave unwarranted the rear wall getting damaged. To Barbara Terry he was “a
advice to the rest of his team When I mentioned it to a lovely man with a big heart”.
during their matches. His voice few of my contemporaries Perhaps Brian Stone should
could be clearly heard in the Gordon reacted with “when do have the last word “My late
opposition goalmouth. His we start?”. friend was a live-wire in Club
other favoured sport was golf, life-and he is greatly missed. We
and this probably contributed to won’t see his like again.”
his hip problems as he got older.
As time went on he did a couple Mike Martineau, Brian Stone &
of training sessions a week but Barbara Terry (ed. Wilf Orton)
still competed very regularly.
He could still be seen in action
in the Southern Men’s League