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Lawn tennis

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Invented, developed and patented by Wingfield.  The Wimbledon championships began in 1877 and are the world's oldest tennis tournament.

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Lawn tennis

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Walter Clopton Wingfield

Greater London Council Major Walter Clopton Wingfield, 1833 - 1912, father of...

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John C. Heenan

John C. Heenan

American boxer.  Born New York state.  Not the Archbishop, John Camel Heenan, despite what Wikipedia says.  

Person, Sport / Games, USA

1 memorial
Stanley Hallam Rothwell

Stanley Hallam Rothwell

Body builder and artists' model who posed for a number of statues on display in London. Rothwell was brought to our attention by Broderick D.V. Chow in this Londonist article. This, together with ...

Person, Art, Artists' Model, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Julius Hirsch

Julius Hirsch

Footballer. Born in Achern, Germany. He was the first Jewish player in the German national football team, and played in the 1912 Olympic Games. He fought in the German Army in WW1, and was decorate...

Person, Execution, Sport / Games, Germany, Poland

1 memorial
Sir Henry Segrave

Sir Henry Segrave

World speed record holder. Born Maryland, USA. His American mother died when he was 2. His father was Irish and he was brought up in Britain. Took the land record in 1929. Then at Lake Windermere, ...

Person, Sport / Games, USA

1 memorial
Bobby Moore

Bobby Moore

Footballer. Born Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore in Upney Hospital, Barking, Essex. Played for West Ham 1958-74. He had already played for the England youth and under-twenty-threes teams before bein...

Person, Sport / Games

7 memorials