Anyone here heard of the Tom Billington? Aka The Dynamite Kid
He is one of Britain's greatest athletes and performers of all time...but is pretty much unheard of.
This is most likely down to the art in which he excelled..pro wrestling. WWE/WCW/ECW have changed the course of wrestling and it is now more of an entertainment based art, rather than a sport orientated art.
When Dynamite wrestled, wrestling was taken more seriously particularly in Japan (where Dynamite remains a true legend).
The guy was incredible and is still highly regarded by his peers. I just feel he deserves some praise for his incredible talent and career. After all he was English and he did show the rest of the world how it is done.
Here's a link to a video to demonstrate his talents, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18bVurF8eok
ps. Dynamite also has a crazy personal life which is well worth researching, making him a massively controversial guy. Check out his book Pure Dynamite too