ALF MEAKIN (August 30, 1938 - December 13, 2025)
ALF MEAKIN was a pacy winger who played one game for Leeds and more than 50 for his home club Blackpool Borough after representing Great Britain as a sprinter at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo.
His trip of a lifetime to Japan, where he defied injuries to make the team for the 100 metres, came after Obituary: Alf Meakin – The Olympic sprinter turned rugby league star
ALF MEAKIN (August 30, 1938 - December 13, 2025)
ALF MEAKIN was a pacy winger who played one game for Leeds and more than 50 for his home club Blackpool Borough after representing Great Britain as a sprinter at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo.
His trip of a lifetime to Japan, where he defied injuries to make the team for the 100 metres, came after