NORMAN WALSH-MINI-SPECIAL FOR BERNARD!

Thanks to The Ost. All contributions welcome.

A card from my collection:

You’re more than welcome Bernard!!!

Thanks to Les and Ron.

Isn't it funny? I had been asking for this information for a while and then we get 2 people able to help me. Thanks again folks.

At the time of his car accident, Norman Walsh had the Dog and Gun pub at Knayton near Thirsk.

Norman Walsh car crash in 1965, happened on the A172 at Nunthorpe just south of Middlesbrough, at the top of Dixons bank at the junction of Brass Castle lane. Apparently a car pulled out of Brass Castle lane and collided with Normans Jaguar. Resulting in Norman and his wife being quite seriously injured.

A pleasure Bernard.

Still no information on Norman's car crash? someone somewhere must know what happened when and where. Please if any relative knows, shed a little light on this mystery.

I could have watched Norman Walsh, Dave Armstrong and Billy Howes until the cows come home. As I don’t have any bovines, that means forever!

Welcome to Heritage James. Those bills I put up are not in fact Posters.

They are newspaper bills that I collect and graphically enhance.

They are digital and I have no hard copies of anything.

You may be familiar with the term "Screen Grab" and you could in fact get yourself a high quality print of any.

I have 40,000 bills and when we get a query for a little known wrestler , I can often knock out 20 or so. In the case of Norman Walsh who was such a busy and well known wrestler , there could be many hundreds. No way can I filter them and get them all.

You get private collectors on ebay etc selling posters and programmes

Here are three of decent quality. the match with Thesz was probably a career highlight.

Below Walsh and Marino in 1956 with ref Les kellett.

Photo of Norman Walsh and a couple of bills from towards the end of Norman’s wrestling career.

Does anyone know of a company or person who would be selling memorabilia?

Some very early ones although I have him in 1947. the Eldorado one , Walsh won the British and European Championship that night. (Light heavy)

And 1971 in Grimsby one of the very latest at the end of his career.

Thank you Main Mask.

yes, I had seen these before, but it's interesting to revisit them.

If any of our readers can help, I would love to find the details of Norman's car crash that put him out of action in 1965.

James or Murd, do any of your family know anything about it?

This is my great, great uncle! Trying to research his career with my son. If anyone has any newspaper cuttings, information or promotional poster they wish to sell, please let me know. Thank you

Lol it's short for murdoch so dont worry.this was 1 poster of 4 that my papa kept in a box for many years ,I've recently had them framed because there in good condition I'll post pics of the other 3.

Welcome Murd. Stay around and offer more. But don't harm Bernard, he's precious to us.