‘Hall of Famers’ night a great success
The Oldham RL Heritage Trust ‘Hall of Famers’ night held at the Broadway Suite at Boundary Park on Friday March 28th proved to be a great success with over 100 people in attendance.
The event was there to coincide with the launch of Kevin Fitzpatrick’s re-vamped Hall of Fame audio documentary, updated to include all 22 of the current members.
The evening opened with a witty introduction from Kevin followed by a discussion regarding the members from the early era of the club with contributions from John Chadwick, Michael Turner and the renowned Rugby League historian and author, Professor Tony Collins. Excerpts from the audio tracks were played which features much of Kevin’s original audio work from the first release over 20 years ago but now includes all 22 of the Roughyeds legends.
The undoubted highlights of the evening were the interviews with the ‘Hall of Famers’ in attendance with Mike Elliott, Phil Larder, Terry Flanagan and Mike Ford each giving an interesting and sometimes amusing insight regarding their time with Oldham RLFC.
There was representation at the event from the RFL, the Rugby League Record Keeps Club and also a good turnout from the Oldham Players Association, all of whom mingled with the regular supporters. There was a selection of memorabilia on show including three of Jack Read’s medals brought in by grandchildren, Donna Hewitt and John Hartley and an Alex Givvons cap from his Rugby Union days brought in by his son Trevor.
The cost of the documentary which runs for four hours is £20.
You can download the whole documentary or individual tracks at: https://oldhamhalloffame.bandcamp.com/album/the-oldham-rugby-league-hall-of-fame