Pioneers of Sport

An extensively researched collection of concise and informative biographical tributes to great pioneers of sport, with information taken from the JWB Historical Library compiled over four decades. The stories are: Major Francis Marindin - The Birth of the FA Cup; William Renshaw - The First Superstar of Tennis; Henry Taylor - A Superlative Olympic Swimmer; Charlie Mitchell - A Legendary Boxing Champion; Captain Martin Becher - A Grand National Horseracing Legend; John J Bentley - The Birth of League Football; William Donne - The All-Time Olympic Cricket Champions; Launceston Elliot - Britain’s First Olympic Champion; Frederick Humphreys - A Golden Tug-of-War Powerhouse.