Fred Starkey

Starkey modelled for this statue of Apollo

Frederick John Starkey (20 February 1911 – 27 January 2001) was a British amateur athlete who in 1947 represented England at basketball and gymnastics. At the age of 28 he was the model for a sculpture of the Greek god Apollo by William Bloye, which stands in Coronation Gardens, Ednam Road, Dudley.^[1]

Starkey was born in George Avenue, Hay Mills, Birmingham. In later life he worked as a probation officer in Birmingham.^[1] He died in Sherborne, Dorset, aged 89.^[2]

References

1. Anon (2 April 2001). "Former city man tribute". Birmingham Evening Mail. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015 – via HighBeam.
2. England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005