Forgot Password?
Home Menu

Site Navigation


Notices

Serious Debates & News Debate and discussion about political, moral, philosophical, celebrity and news topics.

ThisisBigBrother.com - UK TV Forums > Non Big Brother Chat > Serious Debates & News > Geoff Capes R.I.P
Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old 23-10-2024, 11:55 PM #1
Alf's Avatar
Alf Alf is offline
Sod orf
  
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Wapping
Posts: 36,215


Alf Alf is offline
Sod orf
Alf's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Wapping
Posts: 36,215


Default Geoff Capes R.I.P
Britain's most famous ever strongman, Geoff Capes, has sadly passed away.
Alf is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 23-10-2024, 11:55 PM #2
Kate!'s Avatar
Kate! Kate! is offline
IntoxiKated
  
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Wigan baby yeah!
Posts: 34,989

Favourites (more):
BB2024: Ali
BB2023: Henry
Kate! Kate! is offline
IntoxiKated
Kate!'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Wigan baby yeah!
Posts: 34,989

Favourites (more):
BB2024: Ali
BB2023: Henry
Default
RiP
__________________
Kate! is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 23-10-2024, 11:57 PM #3
thesheriff443 thesheriff443 is offline
thesheriff443
  
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 15,920


thesheriff443 thesheriff443 is offline
thesheriff443
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 15,920


Default
Read this earlier, 75 years old
Great man in so many ways
thesheriff443 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 24-10-2024, 06:43 AM #4
arista's Avatar
arista arista is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 184,489
arista arista is offline
Senior Member
arista's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 184,489
Default
arista is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 24-10-2024, 06:44 AM #5
arista's Avatar
arista arista is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 184,489
arista arista is offline
Senior Member
arista's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 184,489
Default
arista is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 24-10-2024, 06:53 AM #6
arista's Avatar
arista arista is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 184,489
arista arista is offline
Senior Member
arista's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 184,489
Default


[The Royal family shares a joke with Geoff Capes
as they attend the Braemar Highland Games
in Scotland. Left to right are:
The Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II,
Princess Diana,
Prince Charles and Geoff Capes.
4th September 1982]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ot...e-breeder.html
Last edited by arista; 24-10-2024 at 06:55 AM.
arista is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 24-10-2024, 07:16 AM #7
hijaxers hijaxers is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Bristol
Posts: 13,824


hijaxers hijaxers is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Bristol
Posts: 13,824


Default
Geoff Capes i had forgotten all about him, such a massive household name in his day and a lovely bloke.

R.I.P
hijaxers is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 24-10-2024, 07:21 AM #8
Crimson Dynamo's Avatar
Crimson Dynamo Crimson Dynamo is offline
OG(den)
  
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 103,377


Crimson Dynamo Crimson Dynamo is offline
OG(den)
Crimson Dynamo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 103,377


Default
RIP Geoff

Huge figure in more ways than one of my youth
Crimson Dynamo is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 24-10-2024, 07:21 AM #9
Mystic Mock's Avatar
Mystic Mock Mystic Mock is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: with joeysteele.
Posts: 64,099

Favourites (more):
BB2024: Sarah
BBCanada 9: Rohan
Mystic Mock Mystic Mock is offline
Senior Member
Mystic Mock's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: with joeysteele.
Posts: 64,099

Favourites (more):
BB2024: Sarah
BBCanada 9: Rohan
Default
RIP
__________________
Mystic Mock is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 24-10-2024, 08:07 AM #10
joeysteele joeysteele is offline
Remembering Kerry
  
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: with Mystic Mock
Posts: 44,061

Favourites (more):
CBB2025: Danny Beard
BB2023: Jordan
joeysteele joeysteele is offline
Remembering Kerry
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: with Mystic Mock
Posts: 44,061

Favourites (more):
CBB2025: Danny Beard
BB2023: Jordan
Default
Oh that's sad news.
He appesrs to have been a great personality

R.I.P.
joeysteele is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 24-10-2024, 09:07 PM #11
bots's Avatar
bots bots is offline
self-oscillating
  
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 52,144

Favourites:
BB2023: Noky
BB19: Sian
bots bots is offline
self-oscillating
bots's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 52,144

Favourites:
BB2023: Noky
BB19: Sian
Default
he was the original worlds strongest man, i loved watching him in my youth
bots is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 27-10-2024, 08:40 AM #12
Gusto Brunt's Avatar
Gusto Brunt Gusto Brunt is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 14,315


Gusto Brunt Gusto Brunt is offline
Senior Member
Gusto Brunt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 14,315


Default
Yes 75 not old these days. RIP.
Gusto Brunt is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Reply

Bookmark/share this topic

Tags
capes, geoff, rip

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 09:38 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
 

About Us ThisisBigBrother.com

"Big Brother and UK Television Forum. Est. 2001"

 

Contact Us ThisisBigBrother.com
© 2023
no new posts