“My memory of John is he was a good man, a gentleman. As an athlete I looked up to him and as a person I did the same. I see him as a person who has a kind word for everyone. I stopped my warm-down on the track the other week as I saw John…
“Just thought I’d have a look at my old clubs website and came across this truly shocking news. In disbelief. John was a great guy who always had advice for me being a young athlete and helped me out with my several injury problems (Ian will back me up on that!!!). RIP to a great…
“I first met John through my brother Gary (that must be 30 years ago)and a couple of years later he suddenly appeared at my school as my PE Teacher. It was strange to be friends with a Teacher. My training group at the club had a healthy rivalry with his sprinters and I can still…