Alan Old
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| Birth name | Alan Gerald Bernard Old | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 September 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan Gerald Bernard Old (born 23 September 1945) is an English rugby union player who had 16 caps for England.
Old was an undergraduate at
He made his debut for England against
Old was selected for the
He was often more admired by England fans than by the selectors. On one occasion, a fan was so enraged when a player whom he considered to be inferior was selected in Old's place that he reputedly composed a letter of complaint pointing out the many ways in which Old would have been a better choice and then sent a copy to each member of the selection committee, written in Braille.[citation needed]
Old is the brother of former England fast bowler
After the end of his playing career, Alan Old became a successful educationalist, serving as the Principal of Cleveland Technical College, having already been a master at Worksop College and a mathematics teacher at Myers Grove Comprehensive in Sheffield
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References
- ^ ISBN 9781873626108.
- ^ "Memorable Durham season". Evening Chronicle. 3 May 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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