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Frederick William Garner
Archery was most likely first practised in Zimbabwe by the early Bushmen, using the bow and arrow as a means of getting food. But as a sport, archery made a belated appearance and even today commands...
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John Maxwell Love
"Why do I do it? You might as well ask a drunk why he drinks." The words are from Rhodesian champion racing driver John Love, who created an amazing record in winning the South African championship in...
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John Keyter
Starved of international competition through political isolation and maintaining gruelling training schedules for only flimsy local challenges, Rhodesia's 'human torpedo' John Keyter, was eventually...
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Don Liebermann
The foresight of a gymnastics master, who spotted an unusual depth of talent in a ten-year-old Nettleton schoolboy, marked the beginning of a spectacular diving career that was to culminate in total...
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Richard Coleshaw
When Dick Coleshaw quit first-class rugby at the end of 1974 after playing nine straight seasons for Rhodesia without ever being dropped, he went with a tinge of regret — he had never reached the high...
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Gordon Maxwell Allan Peake
Few MEN can claim an international hockey career spanning fourteen years and, during it play at as consistently a high standard as Gordon Maxwell Allan Peake did for Rhodesia.'Alpal', a nickname that...
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Brian Fettes Davison
The lights on the scoreboard at the Wanderers in Johannesburg twinkled merrily in the gathering gloom and a crowd of 12 000 hushed in expectation as Eastern Province fast bowler Kenny Watson ran up to...
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Lucie Olver
Not often has Rhodesia walked away with the laurels in a major South African sporting championship. To do so twice in one year was a truly remarkable achievement by diminutive Bulawayo bowler, Lucie...
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Ian William Robertson
Fanatical dedication, fierce determination and a brilliant natural talent have established Ian William Robertson as one of the most successful international sportsmen this country has produced. His...
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George Shaya
People walking along the dusty streets of Harare, Salisbury, in the late 1950s might have noticed a group of young boys eagerly kicking a home-made football. None would have believed that one of the...
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Iain Forsyth Buchanan
When Iain Buchanan proudly led Zimbabwe on to the field at the Wanderers, Johannesburg, on 5 July 1980, he became the most capped player in the nation's rugby history. It was his 73rd appearance for...
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Michael John Proctor
No man made more impact on the Rhodesian cricket scene than Springbok all-rounder Michael John Procter, who was contracted to play for the country in a world 'scoop' achieved by the Rhodesia Cricket...
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Basil Hill
Basil hill spins a yarn as well and as often as any other fisherman and after forty years in the sport his repertoire is extensive. But there's a striking difference about the fishing stories that...
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Simon Hobday
Any sport is blessed when a player of exceptional ability comes along, more so when the player happens to be a colourful character as well. Such a player did much to put Rhodesia on the world golf map...
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Bernard Dzoma
Rule one of the Olympic Games Charter reads simply: "The Olympic Games are held every four years. They assemble amateurs of all nations in fair and equal competition. No discrimination is allowed...
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Artwell Mandaza
On 28 JUNE 1969, Artwell Mandaza, a powerful-striding sprinter from Mangula Mine, became the fastest man in Rhodesian athletics history. It was at the Salisbury Police cinder-track that he exploded...
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Gerald Edward Peckover
They called HIM the 'little Indian'. The nickname was partly due to the fact that he had long, flowing locks, but for the most part, it was used in admiration for a youthful hockey player who was rated...
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LeRoy Duberly
It SIMPLY was a match Rhodesia's rugby men felt powerfully compelled to win. It was 8 September 1979, at Durban's King's Park Stadium that Rhodesia — without a Currie Cup win all season — faced Natal....
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Denis Watson and George Harvey
RHODESIA has produced few world champions in any sport, so 18 August 1975, became a day to remember for all of the country's sport followers. The scene was the fabulous but fearsome El Rincon golf...
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Colin Dowdeswell
A SCRUFFY YOUNG MAN with hangdog hair and a nonchalant air captured the hearts and imaginations of the Wimbledon crowds in 1975. He was Colin Dowdeswell, then only nineteen and a triple holder of...
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