Sad News

[NorthLainer]

Was also taught by him. Still fancy a game of football cricket rounders.

Heard he was ill and in a home some time ago, meant to find out where and go and see him. RIP.

My PE teacher too for 6 years in the 80's. What a lovely man. Football cricket rounders - what a game!! This news has really made me sad today. RIP Denis, still remember the stories he used to tell about to the overseas students trying understand what he meant by "Get inside the ball" when trying to coach cricket to them!

 

[papajaff]

All I did was Google the name.

Well google the correct name then!

 

[papajaff]

Heard over the weekend that Dennis Foreman passed away .RIP to a true gentleman.

HBZ, can you back this up. Nothing on the Albion site, nothing on the Argus site and wikipedia doesn't confirm this.

It's Denis by the way!

 

[Gwylan]

All I did was Google the name. It's not the first time on NSC that there has been news of someone who passed away, only to find out that they died years ago.

I really don't think this thread deserves people jumping on the high horses about it just because I did not know who he was. So lets not get into one.

I think it's because many people here have an antipathy to the idea that football was invented in 1992 and there was nothing before that. For someone to come on an Albion board and profess to having no interest in the history of the Albion is strange to them.

I didn't see Denis play for the Albion - he was before my time too - but I remember him playing for Sussex. I got his autograph in the street and he and my dad had a good old natter about the old days; seemed like a nice chap.

RIP

 

[arich264]

I did see Denis Foreman play numerous times in the middle to late fifties and he was good, always a winger by my recollection and scored goals as well as made them for Peter Harburn and Dave Sexton. He and Eric Gill were my first Albion heroes right up until promotion in 1958. After that he faded from the team but I did play against him once in the 1970's when he was playing in the Sussex Sunday League. Now I must go and lie down this is making me feel very old.
RIP Denis you are fondly remembered

 

[knocky1]

Had the pleasure of talking with him a few years ago. Lovely man. RIP.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cr...South-African-to-play-cricket-in-England.html

 

[Thunder Bolt]

HBZ, can you back this up. Nothing on the Albion site, nothing on the Argus site and wikipedia doesn't confirm this.

It's Denis by the way!

Andy Naylor has confirmed it on Twitter. He probably hasn't done his Argus article yet.

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

Must have been one of the last sportsmen to pay first class cricket and professional football. Even better to play both in the same town and better still that it was here. The testimony of those who remember him in his playing days (I only recall him as a cricketer) and thereafter as a coach and family man is very touching. We won't see the likes of that generation again.

 

[Jesus Gul]

RIP. Never met the man but knew Michael through golf.

 

[Gwylan]

Must have been one of the last sportsmen to pay first class cricket and professional football.

It's a great feat but he wasn't even close to being the last: there have been three at Sussex since him and two at Brighton - (although Joe Gatting is included twice).

But, off the top of my head, I can think of ten others (there are probably a lot more) who have played first-class cricket and league football since he hung up his boots

 

[bobby baxter]

I remember him watching his boy Kevin play for Burgess Hill, I can confirm everything thats been said about him here, a lovely, lovely man.

 

[papajaff]

Andy Naylor has confirmed it on Twitter. He probably hasn't done his Argus article yet.

Ok thanks for the clarification.

RIP Denis.

 

[Boys 9d]

His Wikipedia entry hasn't caught up with the sad news yet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Foreman

 

[carlzeiss]

Sad news indeed , I didn't know him myself although my father who would have been about the same age did .

My condolences to the family .

Have uploaded these photos of the 57-58 promotion winning side as a tribute to the passing of a true sportsman .

 

[then and now]

RIP Denis we has some great chats after games back in the 70's helping me to improve my game never criticised how I played always picked out the good parts and bits I could improve on you was a true gentleman my condolences to Kevin & Michael who I played with at Brighton boys for many years and the rest of the family ,,, Genty

 

[Cheshire Cat]

All I did was Google the name. It's not the first time on NSC that there has been news of someone who passed away, only to find out that they died years ago.

I really don't think this thread deserves people jumping on the high horses about it just because I did not know who he was. So lets not get into one.

I hadn't heard of him either

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Must have been one of the last sportsmen to pay first class cricket and professional football. Even better to play both in the same town and better still that it was here. The testimony of those who remember him in his playing days (I only recall him as a cricketer) and thereafter as a coach and family man is very touching. We won't see the likes of that generation again.

Chris Balderstone (Carlisle) and sort of, Botham (Scunny).

There was another thread on DF fairly recently. His boys, Kevin and Michael, used to destroy the rest of us up Easthill Park in kickabouts in the 60s. Thay had joie de vivre. I salute that.

 

[Eeyore]

Had the pleasure of talking with him a few years ago. Lovely man. RIP.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cr...South-African-to-play-cricket-in-England.html

Hold on, are you Scyld Berry ?

 

[symyjym]

I hadn't heard of him either

At least two people have learned something today.

 

[knocky1]

Had the pleasure of talking with him a few years ago. Lovely man. RIP.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cr...South-African-to-play-cricket-in-England.html

Hold on, are you Scyld Berry ?

Sorry not me. You don't get the £5. Looks like it though, I must agree.

I met him in Easthill Park whilst walking a friend's retriever.