Barefoot Champion

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2025A

Date Released

28 Mar 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Rugby. France Triumph
2. 2Topsail Trainer
3. 3Best for Bounce
4. 4Tread Carefully
5. 5Barefoot Champion
6. 6Put a Stop to It

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Barefoot Champion. DESCRIPTION: Lancashire’s Ron Hill wins the Inter-counties Cross Country Title at Windsor, running without shoes. SHOTLIST: GV pan start of inter-counties cross country championships in Windsor Great Park. MS runners past in group. MS crowd cheering. MS runners past. MS Ron Hill No 181 of Lancashire approaching finish. MS Ron Hill past finish to win. BS Mike Tagg No 239 finishing second. CU Ron Hill after race.

Keywords

Sport; Athletics

Locations

England; Windsor Park

Card file number

93369

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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