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Sir Denis Follows, CBE (13 April 1908 – 17 September 1983) was a British sports administrator. Between 1962 and 1975 he was Secretary of the Football Association and from 1977 was Chairman of the British Olympic Association.[1] He was educated at the universities of London and Nottingham, and was President of the National Union of Students between 1931 and 1933.[2] He was awarded the CBE in 1967 and knighted in 1978.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Sir Denis Follows. Notable services to sport". The Times: p. 16. 19 September 1983.
- ^ Lee Elliot Major (6 March 2002). "Leading the protest". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2002/mar/06/students.studentpolitics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
The Football Association Founder members Barnes · Blackheath · Blackheath Proprietary School · Civil Service · Crusaders · Crystal Palace · Kensington School · Leytonstone Forest · No Names Club · Perceval House · SurbitonPresidents Arthur Pember · E. C. Morley · Francis Marindin · Arthur Kinnaird · Charles Clegg · William Pickford · Earl of Athlone · Duke of Edinburgh · Duke of Gloucester · Earl of Harewood · Duke of Kent · Duke of York · Duke of CambridgeChairmen Charles Clegg · A. G. Hines · M. Frowde · Amos Brook Hirst · Arthur Drewry · Graham Doggart · Joe Mears · Andrew Stephen · Harold Warris Thompson · Bert Millichip · Keith Wiseman · Geoff Thompson · Lord Triesman · David BernsteinSecretaries E. C. Morley · R. W. Willis · R. G. Graham · C. W. Alcock · Frederick Wall · Stanley Rous · Denis Follows · Ted CrokerChief Executives Macadam · Bagnall · May · Langford · Meredith · Darvall · Cohen · Lloyd · Follows · Gilmore · Ralphs · Milne · Ward · Simon · Rivett · Checkland · Allanson · James · Mcleavy · Rust · Jenkins · Thompson · Jarvis · Copplestone · Freeman · Grennan · Morgan · Hughes · Savage · Martin · Fisk · Straw · Jacks · Randall · Clarke · Slipman · T. Phillips · Aaronovitch · Stewart · Woolas · V. Phillips · Sherlock · Twigg · Fitzsimons · Murphy · Trainer · Pakes · James · Telford · Fletcher · Tumelty · Streeting · Porter · BurnsCategories:- 1908 births
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