In its heyday before the legalisation of bettings shops in the 1960s, the stadium attracted large crowds, and celebrities such as Henry Cooper, Lester Piggott, Lennox Lewis, Frank Bruno and Leslie Grantham appeared to present trophies to the winners.
Later in life during the 1980s he taught Physical Education at Forest Hill Boys Secondary School and took up a position of Assistant Racing Manager in the greyhound racing industry at Catford Stadium.
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