Keith Eli Fairbrother (born 8 May 1944)[1] is a former Chairman and rugby union player of Coventry R.F.C..[2][3]
Birth name | Keith Eli Fairbrother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 May 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He also played for England national team as a prop.[4] He was bought out as Chairman of Coventry R.F.C. in August 2006 by Andrew Green, though he retained the lease to part of the Butts Park Arena site. He had been chairman for eight years. He took over the club after it had gone into receivership in 1998.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ Keith Fairbrother player profile Scrum.com
- ^ "Fairbrother may be fit to face Springboks". The Birmingham Post. 6 January 1970.
- ^ "Flag-flier who came down to earth with a bump". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 11 August 1988.
- ^ "Vive le Duckham: so say all of us!". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2 May 1970.
- ^ "Cov bid team see role for Fairbrother". Coventry Telegraph. 7 July 2005.
- ^ "Shock As Fairbrother 'Goes North' To Leigh". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 10 January 1975.