Preface
Author's Note
Introduction - Clive Williams
Foreword - the Rt Hon. Dr Kim Howells and Lynne Davies CBE
My encounter with Bob Hayes, 'The Fastest Human on the Planet'
My home, family and childhood memories
Aberdare Grammar School
First jobs
National service in the RAF
Back home in Wales
British Empire & Commonwealth Games, Cardiff, 1958
My first British vest, 1959
A huge disappointment, 1960-61
Lindley Armitage - my mentor and saviour
British Empire & Commonwealth Games, Perth 1962
A record-breaking year, 1963
Tokyo Olympics, 1964
A year of consolidation, 1965
British Empire & Commonwealth Games, Jamaica, 1966
Back to form, 1967
Mexico City Olympics, 1968
British sprint champion, 1969
Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh, 1970
Nos Galan Races in Mountain Ash
Reflections on my athletics career
Newspaper articles
Part-time coach, Queens Park Rangers FC, 1970-76
Working for the Plessey Company, 1960-76
Chief Executive, QPR FC, 1976-80
Cardiff City FC, 1980-88
Rugby League and a Pope at Cardiff City, 1981-83
Portsmouth FC, 1988-89
On the dole
SportsAid Cymru Wales, 1994-2019
Recognition
Tributes to Ron
Appendices
9 appearances in major athletics championships
26 appearances for Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Performances at Welsh championships
Welsh men's sprint champions 1946-2023
28 Welsh records
