Happy Birthday FRED PERRY

[Mendoza]

Would have been celebrating a century today

An inspiration to all failed British tennis players, and creator of some top quality clothing

 

[scooter1]

No doubt they'll be bringing out a furiously over-priced ltd edition shirt to go with such an occasion

 

[Stoo82]

Also would have been Pope John Paul II's birthday too. b. 1920

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Would have been celebrating a century today

An inspiration to all failed British tennis players, and creator of some top quality clothing

Izzunit

And you can lower the price of your polo shirts Fred. £45+ is a rip.

 

[Braders]

wearing my zip up top to mark such an occasion

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

I might dust off my £8-in-the-Next-sale burgandy Fred Perry rip-off polo shirt to mark the occasion.

 

[The Grockle]

Izzunit

And you can lower the price of your polo shirts Fred. £45+ is a rip.

Just buy some Pilipino fakes on ebay for £15. Fred won’t mind.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Think Buzzer may wear one of his limited edition blue ones today.

So limited edition someone else was wearing one at the Bad Manners gig last year!

 

[1959]

He had a daughter who lived in Saltdean years ago. I met the great man there once. What a gentleman.

 

[The Spanish]

The man himself lived in Dean Court Road in Rottingdean, I believe.

 

[aberllefenni]

My Dad worked for Slazengers in the 60's and met him a few times. Arrogant tosser apparently.

 

[blue and white army]

The man himself lived in Dean Court Road in Rottingdean, I believe.

Newlands Road, I believe.

 

[element]

I remember being a youngish teenager in the seventies and the old dear buying me some Fred Perry polo shirts from her catalogue for around three for a tenner!!!

Those were the days dudes

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Just got to this thread via a search for Fred Perry Rottingdean. I didn't know he lived in Rottingdean - if he was around in the late 60's early 70's I'd have delivered his paper.

(just heard it on the i-player - Radio 4 Book of the Week. Quite a man. World champion at table tennis before he took up lawn tennis.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Quite a man. World champion at table tennis before he took up lawn tennis.

If only Desmond Douglas had had such foresight/ambition we'd have had a butt-kicking British number one on our hands rather than wet lettuces like Jeremy Bates and Henman!!

 

[n1 gull]

Did you know he became an American citizen and many thought he did this to miss being drafted in 1939.

This is probably the reason he was never knighted.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Did you know he became an American citizen and many thought he did this to miss being drafted in 1939.

He did, however, join the US Army.

 

[n1 gull]

He did, however, join the US Army.

Although he never served and was used as PR. He said he picked up an injury in his elbow. Its all a bit of a grey area - who said what etc etc... but it is a fact he was disliked by many in England and became an American citizen.