John McSorley explained

John McSorley
Birth Date:	18 September 1941
Birth Place:	Staines

John Victor McSorley (born 1941), is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Athletics career

He represented England in the hammer, javelin and shot put at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.^[1]

Eight years later, he won silver medal in the javelin at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[2]

Association with Reg Spiers

In 1964, fellow javelin thrower Reg Spiers, air-freighted himself from England to Australia to avoid paying for the flight.^[3] John McSorley created the box for his friend and when he did not hear from Spiers, he became worried and contacted the press about the incident. McSorely's wife and son later wrote a book discussing this incident.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1962 Athletes. Team England.
2. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
3. Web site: The man who posted himself to Australia . BBC World Service . 6 March 2015.
4. McSorley, J. & McSorley, M. (2014). Out Of The Box: The Highs and Lows of a Champion Smuggler, Roaring Forties Press: California.