Jackie Roberts
Welsh footballer
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| Intro | Welsh footballer | ||||
| Places | United Kingdom Wales | ||||
| was | Athlete Football player Association football player | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 30 June 1918, Swansea, United Kingdom | ||||
| Death | 2001Swansea, United Kingdom (aged 82 years) | ||||
| Star sign | Cancer | ||||
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Biography
John Hopkin Roberts (30 June 1918 – June 2001) was a Welsh footballer who made over 160 appearances in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers as a full back. He won one cap for Wales at international level.
Personal life
Roberts served in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War. He was injured in the eye by shrapnel in Italy and was evacuated back to Britain.