Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Alfred Shrubb
Born: December 12, 1879
Died: April 23, 1964 (aged 84)
Bio: Alfred "Alfie" Shrubb was an English middle and long distance runner. During an amateur career lasting from 1899 to 1905 and a professional career from 1905 to 1912 he won over 1,000 races of about 1,800 started.