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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Nov 6, 2012 20:28:28 GMT 1
Former Wales midfielder Ivor Powell, who won a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's oldest football coach, has died aged 96. Powell played for Wales, Blackpool, QPR and Aston Villa, after starting his working life in the mines of South Wales.
A tough tackler, he moved to Aston Villa for a fee of £17,000 in 1948, and while at Blackpool he struck up his friendship with Sir Stanley Matthews, who went on to be best man at his wedding.
He managed Port Vale, Bradford and Carlisle and had spells coaching at Bath and also with PAOK in Greece, before joining the University of Bath as a football coach in the early 1970s.
In 2004 he was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame and in 2006 his status as the world's oldest working football coach was recognised as a Guinness World Record.
Powell was made an MBE in the 2008 New Year's Honours List and he finally retired in May 2010, aged 93.
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Post by yeoldetangerine on Nov 6, 2012 20:32:59 GMT 1
RIP
Must have bumped into him when I was at Bath, there were a few top people there even then in the Sports dept
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Post by roadchefourstands on Nov 7, 2012 14:30:23 GMT 1
He is now being lined up as the next manager of Wales as even in his present condition, is expected to make a better job of it than the last few
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Post by yeoldetangerine on Nov 10, 2012 9:57:56 GMT 1
Dear Rodger, Ivor Powell MBE, a former Welsh international footballer and long-serving coach at the University of Bath, passed away on 5 November at the age of 96 after a short illness. Ivor coached at the University for 37 years before retiring in 2010. He inspired generations of young sportspeople and will be sadly missed by his many friends, former colleagues and Bath alumni. Professor Kevin Edge, the University's Deputy Vice-Chancellor, said: "Ivor was an outstanding individual, a real character and a tremendous inspiration to countless generations of students and to his many colleagues at the University. He will be sadly missed. "We would like to extend our sincere condolences to Ivor's family and friends." A funeral service will take place at the Top Chapel at Haycombe Crematorium in Bath at midday on Tuesday 20 November. A tribute event to celebrate Ivor's life will be held from 2pm on the same day in the main Sports Hall at the University's Sports Training Village. If you wish to commemorate Ivor's life and the impact he had on the University, Ivor's family has requested that in lieu of flowers any gifts be made to the Ivor Powell Sports Scholarship Fund – the philanthropic initiative established on his retirement. We understand that Ivor had an impact on a great many students over the years and would ask you to kindly forward this email on to anyone who may not have received it. With best wishes, The Alumni Relations Team
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