Talk:Barry John

Who named him the King?
The Link given at 2 does not work. In Gareth Edwards' autobiography he says the first time he was called King John was after Gareth had stayed at his house describing it as a sort of palace where he was "dusting his crown"Ppeetteerr (talk) 03:36, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Playing weight
It says on the info page he was 11 stone something, im just wondering if that was his playing weight or his current weight? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.42.196.232 (talk) 21:31, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Sport weights are the most common weight when they were at their peak. Otherwise what do we do with dead sports people? FruitMonkey (talk) 22:48, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

Incorrect description of try in 3rd test 1971
The description of the try John scored in the 3rd test 1971 is actually a description of a try he scored against New Zealand Universities several weeks earlier. John himself commented on the silence that greeted the try and his assuming there had been some offence. In the third test, the ball was thrown over the line out and was collected by Gareth Edwards who, tucking the ball under his left arm, fiercely handed off Bob Burgess with his right. There is a famous photo of the handoff. Edwards slipped the ball to John who was on Edwards shoulder having brilliantly anticipated the move and John ran the last few metres to score just to the left of the posts. The reference quoted for this try makes the same error. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.144.203.173 (talk) 10:11, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I will look into this today and will modify. Having seen the 3rd Test try on television last night I must agree. FruitMonkey (talk) 15:08, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Modified. FruitMonkey (talk) 16:24, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

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Dadcu not Dad
He was a loving "dadcu" to 11 grandchildren, not dad, as dadcu means grandpa in Welsh 77.98.112.109 (talk) 17:10, 4 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Please see WP:ENG. CommissarDoggoTalk?  17:17, 4 February 2024 (UTC)