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Geoff Capes RIP 18:08 - Oct 23 with 1782 viewsWhos_blue

Another childhood legend gone.

BBC News - British shot put record holder Capes dies aged 75
https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/c36pn5d7eydo

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Geoff Capes RIP on 18:20 - Oct 23 with 1714 viewsbazza

Very Sad news!!
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Legend…. on 18:35 - Oct 23 with 1683 viewsBloots

….although he did like the budgies.

Vivid memories of him bending iron bars round his neck from my childhood.

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Legend…. on 18:39 - Oct 23 with 1663 viewspositivity

Legend…. on 18:35 - Oct 23 by Bloots

….although he did like the budgies.

Vivid memories of him bending iron bars round his neck from my childhood.


RIP.

i know he was a great sportsperson in his own right, but it's superstars and vic and bob's fun bins which are springing to mind...


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Geoff Capes RIP on 18:41 - Oct 23 with 1644 viewsDubtractor

RIP geoff.

Oddly, this jumps to mind on hearing the news.

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Geoff Capes RIP on 18:58 - Oct 23 with 1568 viewswaveneyblue

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He turned up at my school in Lowestoft around the same time. It was for some charity/sponsored event I think. He was hilarious, throwing (!!!) Kids around after we had our picture taken with him. Ah the good old days
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Geoff Capes RIP on 19:00 - Oct 23 with 1557 viewsbelgablue

Sad news. Remember getting my photo with him as a 7 year old at Seapets in Martlesham. Absolute giant. RIP.

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Geoff Capes RIP on 19:02 - Oct 23 with 1546 viewsblueasfook

Ledge. RIP big fella.

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Geoff Capes RIP on 19:13 - Oct 23 with 1510 viewsBluesky

Lovely guy. I was once on the wrong side of a swing door in an athletic stadium changing room when he came through it pissed at having blown a shot putt competition. I must have travelled six feet backwards through the air. He immediately apologised profusely, came down from his anger and bought me a pint in the bar. Great competitor.
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Geoff Capes RIP on 20:16 - Oct 23 with 1380 viewsfactual_blue

And a former president of the Budgerigar Society

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Geoff Capes RIP on 21:43 - Oct 23 with 1264 viewsstonojnr

Im sure he came to Whitton sports centre once earlyish maybe mid 80s for some sports event or to promote sports, as I recall a sudden craze of ripping telephone books in half at school
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Geoff Capes RIP on 08:16 - Oct 24 with 1061 viewsBloomBlue

I did meet him a couple of times in Stowmarket in the 70s. He was happy to chat to anyone who stopped to talk with him. He was there (if I remember correctly) as he had been helping train or advise a young lad from Combs who won Suffolk strongest man contest - Robert or Roger Cobbold, sorry forget the lads name now
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