Eric Liddell Memorial Fund 1945-1958
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Eric Liddell Memorial Fund
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Eric Liddell was a Scottish athlete and missionary. Born in 1902, he shot to prominence following the Paris Olympics of 1924, where he won a gold medal for the 400m and a bronze for the 200m. He didn't compete in his best event, the 100m, because the heats were to be held on a Sunday, and he didn't want to break his Christian principles. Liddell's story was made famous by the 1981 film, 'Chariots of Fire' . After the Olympics and his graduation from Edinburgh University,...
Liddell, Eric, 1902-1945
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