Dick Marcroft - Unsung Hero

Courier Media Group Sports Awards - 29 February 2008

The Unsung Hero award went to Tonbridge Judo's legendary coach Dick Marcroft, who has been working with the area's talent for over 40 years and works as hard today as he did in the 1960s.

This gives the club its second consecutive award in this category following Chris Bowles' win last year.

Dick's unswerving enthusiasm and dedication over the decades have seen generations of young judo champions excel at the sport he loves (producing an Olympian and three internationals) and he remains the inspiration behind training the current crop of youngsters.

He told the Kent and Sussex Courier he was over the moon to win the award.

"I am really really pleased to win the award and I want to say thank you to everyone who voted for me," he said. "I didn't know I had won until a week ago and I would like to say that it doesn't revolve around just one person at the club but it revolves around all the people to make it a success."
 

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