Class of 1962
Physical Education
IF YOU STUDIED YOUR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME AT YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY OR FOUNDER COLLEGES, DID YOU GO ON TO POSTGRADUATE STUDY?
No
WHY HAVE YOU CHOSEN THIS PHOTO AS YOUR YSJ SNAPSHOT?
Taken in Australia following the England Rugby team in the World Cup.
WHAT ARE YOUR FONDEST MEMORIES OF YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY?
The friends made.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY OR FOUNDER COLLEGES?
Had the course I wanted.
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING SINCE COMPLETING YOUR STUDIES?
Very few at my age. I have enjoyed a successful career thanks to the grounding at YSJ.
From Head of PE for ten years to FE College Principal then CEO of the National Coaching Foundation then CEO at two professional rugby clubs. In between I was Head Coach of the England rugby union team from 1987 to 1994 and Manager of the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand in 1993. Awarded OBE for services to rugby in 1993😘
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE YOUR SPECIFIC COURSE?
Keen interest in sport.
WHAT WERE THE BEST FEATURES OF YOUR COURSE?
The variety and the tutors.
WHAT ONE PIECE OF ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO A CURRENT STUDENT, OR ONE ABOUT TO GRADUATE?
Enjoy the present but work hard to secure your future.