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 – 25 May 2010) was an English international lawn and indoor bowler and Middlesbrough footballer.[1]
Bowls career
[edit]World Championships
[edit]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
[edit]He represented England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in the fours, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[4]
National
[edit]He was the national pairs champion with Mal Hughes at the 1983 National Championships bowling for Eldon Grove BC of Durham.[5][6]
Turley made his England international bowls debut indoors in 1974 and outdoors in 1980.[7]
Football career
[edit]Turley played professional football for Middlesbrough from 1949 until 1951.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Family affair". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 18 August 1983. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ a b Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.