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Scotsman Obituaries: Charlie Allan, Highland Games athlete, academic and entertainer

Scotsman Obituaries: Charlie Allan, Highland Games athlete, academic and entertainer
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Tokyo , Japan , Aboyne , Aberdeenshire , United-kingdom , Pittodrie , Ythsie , New-deer , Kenya , San-francisco , California , United-states

Scotsman Obituaries: Charlie Allan

Scotsman Obituaries: Charlie Allan
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Perth , Western-australia , Australia , New-deer , Aberdeenshire , United-kingdom , Tokyo , Japan , Ythsie , Bahamas , The , Pittodrie

Obituary: Doug Edmunds, outstanding athlete who was world caber-tossing champion

Doug Edmunds: An appreciation
DOUG Edmunds, who has died aged 76, was a larger-than-life character who crammed a wide range of experiences into his lifetime, from being a 20-year-old student boxer doing exhibition bouts in the Bahamas to playing rugby for Zambia against an international touring team. He was twice the World Caber Tossing champion and, later, managing director of a business with a multi-million pound turnover.
He was presented to the Queen for his heavyweight exploits at Braemar Games and was a guest at Arnold Schwarzenegger’s birthday party at Planet Hollywood in Piccadilly Circus, London.
The mundane was alien to Doug. An individual with a formidable presence, as befitted a champion heavyweight athlete, his straight-talking direct manner belied an extremely likeable personality with a good sense of humour and compassionate nature, who left his mark wherever he went. ....

Lagos , Nigeria , Australia , Glasgow , Glasgow-city , United-kingdom , Aviemore , Highland , Braemar , Aberdeenshire , Piccadilly-circus , Copperbelt