Former international Shepherdson passes away


Former international Mike Shepherdson.

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Olympian and double international Michael Francis (Mike) Shepherdson passed away at the Pantai Medical Centre here at 11.40pm on Saturday. He was 85.

Mike was a legend in the hockey fraternity, having represented the nation in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and also in two Asian Games – Tokyo in 1958 and Jakarta in 1962.

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