Fred Leamon

Frederick William Leamon, known as Fred Leamon, was born on 11 May 1919 and died on 29 July 1981. A Jersey professional footballer, he played in the Football League for Newport County, Bristol Rovers and Brighton and Hove Albion, scoring 21 league goals in 43 games during a three-year spell with Bristol Rovers. He was also an accomplished bowls player who represented Wales more than twenty times in international competitions despite being born in Jersey. He worked as a security guard for the BBC and died after a heart attack on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral during the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana.