Rhodesian Sports Profiles 1907-1979

Rhodesia produced an impressive array of world-class sporting champions and this book by Glen Byrom, Rhodesian Sports Profiles 1907-1979, showcases more than 50 “greats” from 20 sports, each with an exciting story to tell. They are in easy-to-read chapters with the compelling human stories and statistics that will settle many an argument. The printed version, from 1980, is long out of print, but here is a chance to soak up the nostalgia once again.

 

The foreword is by Sir Roy Welensky and the final chapter features Glen Byrom’s telexes from Moscow, as Rhodesia transformed into Zimbabwe, and the nation won the first-ever Gold Medal for women’s hockey. Memories will come flooding back as you see who are featured; names like Willie Fulton, CV Irvine, Des van Jaarsveldt, Joe Partridge, Ray Amm, Goofy Lawrence, Colin Bland, Andy Macdonald, Terry Sullivan, Gary Hocking, Jim Redman, John Keyter, John Love, Bill Jackson, Ian Robertson, Mike Procter, Simon Hobday and Dave Westerhout. It’s a goldmine of information!