Scottish Crusader Sports Days were faithfully attended by Glasgow (South) - I say 'faithfully' because it was generally about the taking part rather than achieving sporting glory that marked out these annual days in May for our boys. Grangemouth Stadium was the venue (pic above) and undeterred by our ranking somewhere below the 'Lenzie Special Needs Team' we ran, jumped & hopped giving our all - and this was before the PC days of medals for losers!
Not that it was all making up the numbers - the class did produce a few budding olympians over the years. Ewan Sanderson winning the 100 & 200m finals in 1991, Richard Knak winning the High Jump the same year (although those who remember Richard will realise that that involved him more or less stepping over the bar). David Campbell achieved glory in 1990 winning the all-comers Steeplechase - ah to see DC with the wind in his hair and to smell the vapour trail of Ralgex as he passed by - those were the days!
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