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davidf · 05-03-2008, 19:16

Ron Hill should definitely be recorded in Accrington's Hall of Fame. Not only was he a world class runner in his time, at school he was probably the best runner as well as getting 90+% in his exams (no, I didn't hate him...did I?). Sometimes I'd see him up Green Haworth when I was mooching around, running - presumably on his way back home. He's a few years older than I am but I do remember him at school and have a copy of the AGS photograph of 1957 with him on the front row and myself elsewhere amongst the also-rans, well some of us had to make up the numbers!!! Ron was featured in an article in The Daily Telegraph on 9 December 2006 - he was still running then. Jim Bowen also featured in The Daily telegraph, funnily enough on the day before Ron was featured. Jim also ran cross country for the Grammar School - perhaps not a lot of people know that.

05-03-2008, 19:16	#7
davidf Full Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 116 Liked: 5 times Rep Power: 1408	Re: Dr Ronald Hill Ron Hill should definitely be recorded in Accrington's Hall of Fame. Not only was he a world class runner in his time, at school he was probably the best runner as well as getting 90+% in his exams (no, I didn't hate him...did I?). Sometimes I'd see him up Green Haworth when I was mooching around, running - presumably on his way back home. He's a few years older than I am but I do remember him at school and have a copy of the AGS photograph of 1957 with him on the front row and myself elsewhere amongst the also-rans, well some of us had to make up the numbers!!! Ron was featured in an article in The Daily Telegraph on 9 December 2006 - he was still running then. Jim Bowen also featured in The Daily telegraph, funnily enough on the day before Ron was featured. Jim also ran cross country for the Grammar School - perhaps not a lot of people know that.