Jimmy Jewell (1898 - 1952) born Arthur James Jewell and also known as AJ Jewell was an English association football manager and referee who during his career coached Norwich City in 1939.[1]
Jewell was born in West Hampstead, London in 1898.[2] During the First World War was in the R.N.A.S. and became one of the first pilots of the RAF.[3]
He refereed in the 1938 FA Cup Final as well seventeen international matches,[3] including a game between Austria and Egypt in the football tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[4]
During the Second World War, he served as a RAF Physical Fitness Officer.[3]
He became a television commentator for the BBC in 1947 and commentated during the 1948 Summer Olympics as well as five FA Cup Finals before his sudden death in 1952.[2][3]
References[]
- ↑ "Bob Young's managerial career". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=727. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hidden letter hints at Canary boss Jimmy 'AJ' Jewell's England past". BBC News. 24 August 2019. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-49420575. Retrieved 24 Aug 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Radio Times – Television Commentators at the Olympic Games". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/olympics_1948/12124.shtml?page=2. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
- ↑ "Austria - Egypt". FIFA. https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/berlin1936/matches/round=197043/match=32341/index.html. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
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