George Turley
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Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
Born | 3rd quarter 1931 Middlesbrough | ||||||||||||||
Died | 25 May 2010 Durham | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Bowls Association football | ||||||||||||||
Club | Eldon Grove BC | ||||||||||||||
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George Edward Turley (1931 – 25 May 2010) was an English international lawn and indoor bowler and Middlesbrough footballer.[1]
Bowls career[edit]
World Championships[edit]
Turley's finest moment came when he won the Fours gold medal at the 1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Aberdeen with Tony Allcock, John Bell and Julian Haines.[2][3]
Commonwealth Games[edit]
He represented England in the fours, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[4]
National[edit]
He was the pairs champion with Mal Hughes at the 1983 National Championships bowling for Eldon Grove BC of Durham.[5]
Turley made his England international bowls debut indoors in 1974 and outdoors in 1980.[6]
Football career[edit]
Turley played professional football for Middlesbrough from 1949 until 1951.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
- ^ "Gordon Allan. "Bowls." Times [London, England] 28 July 1984". The Times.
- ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ a b Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.