Fred Starkey Explained

Frederick John Starkey (20 February 1911 – 27 January 2001) was a British amateur athlete who in 1947 represented England at basketball and gymnastics. At the age of 28 he was the model for a sculpture of the Greek god Apollo by William Bloye, which stands in Coronation Gardens, Ednam Road, Dudley.[1]

Starkey was born in George Avenue, Hay Mills, Birmingham. In later life he worked as a probation officer in Birmingham. He died in Sherborne, Dorset, aged 89.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Anon. 2 April 2001. Former city man tribute. Birmingham Evening Mail. https://web.archive.org/web/20150329174915/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17734402.html. dead. 29 March 2015. HighBeam.
  2. England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005