Sports Physician - Athlete 1926

1926

Jack Kyle (1926-2014) was a rugby union player who played for Ireland, the British Lions and the Barbarians. The Irish rugby federation awarded him the title 'Greatest Ever Irish Rugby Player'. In 1951 he graduated from Queen's University Belfast. He specialized in Surgery and did a lot of humanitarian work in Sumatra and Indonesia. He was also a consultant surgeon in Zambia.

1926

Canadian Bill LaRochelle (1926-2011) competed in the 400m hurdles and the 4 x 400m relay at the 1948 Olympics in London. In 1948 and 1949 he crowned himself Canadian champion 440 yards hurdles. He also played American football, first at the Ottawa Rough Riders, then for the CFL's Blue Bombers from Winnipeg. He graduated from the University of Manitoba, but emigrated to the United States where he first started a practice as a GP in North Dakota, later in California.

1926

Canadian Don McFarlane (1926-2008) competed in the 400m, the 4 x 100m relay and the 4 x 400m relay at the 1948 Olympics in London. But he was also a good football player. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario and specialized in Ophthalmology.