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 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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George Edward Turley (1931–2010), was an English international lawn and indoor bowler and Middlesbrough footballer.[1]
Bowls career[]
World Championships[]
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[]
He represented England in the fours, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[4]
National[]
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[]
Turley played professional football for Middlesbrough from 1949 until 1951.[6]
References[]
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- 1931 births
- 2010 deaths
- English male bowls players
- English footballers
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Bowls World Champions
- Bowls players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England