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Topic : 'King Ben' of Silsden |
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| danny rind |
Anybody know what happened to 'King Ben' of Silsden, the noted arm wrestler of the town. he shot to fame after several appearances on the Fred Trueman pub contest show on Yorkshire Television in the seventies. He was a man of immense strength and was champion for a couple of series. Also, what was his real name? |
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| Peter |
Some pictures for you www.wrestlingfurnace.com/galleries/m/mccoy/mccoy.htm and he had a son who followed in his footsteps - they became a tag team King Ben & Kid McCoy vs Mike "Flash" Jordan & Rick Wiseman {Ben and McCoy are first father/son tag team} (Taped 1986) |
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| wee man |
king ben laves in silsden now he was mates with my grandad when they were kids and his propy name is ben bowman |
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| ishy |
Or even Ben Boothman, brother to David and Tim. Family Farm was at Brunthwaite, don't know if it's still a farm but then I havn't lived in Silsden for 20 yr. |
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| Rach227 |
It's still a farm I live near there and Tim is in my year. |
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| Cobby |
Right...to set the record straight, King Ben's proper name is Philip Boothman,he has a brother called David and also Tim.His son is called Mark....King Ben still lives in the Silsden area. The reason i know all this?.... Because i'm related to them !! |
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| mike |
yeh thats right cobby how do you know all that and whats your real name? |
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| tom |
i am vevy good friends with king ben |
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| Noodle |
he lives next door to my mate. ive heard some right stories |
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| anne |
Boothmans farm was down Hainsworth road just before you got to the gas works on the opposite side of the road, Fieldens farm was the first farm as you came under the canal bridge |
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| coby1 |
sorry anne, wrong farm ben, david and tim parents farmed at brunthwait |
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| anne |
sorry they may have moved up to brunthwaite but in 1940/early50s they were down hainsworth road |
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| Lancs2 |
old benjamin boothman farmed under the culvert with his sons when he moved there from steeton. stanley (dad of david, philip and tim) moved up to farm at brunthwaite in 1941 after marrying and remained there until his death last year. david and tim still live in brunthwaite |
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| Lancs2 |
stanley was the third of five sons that benjamin boothman had |
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