“Everyone thought it was a live broadcast, so they were glued to their crackly radios listening to it,” says Ronnie Delany. “And on the front of it, he had written: ‘Ronnie’s great day’.”CHAMPION: Ronnie Delany crosses the finish line in the 1,500m in Melbourne, Australia, on December 1, 1956. I’ve won.’Read More Greatness with a gentlemanly grace, Ronnie Delany left a legacy that will live foreverExecuting the processRewind. There is a charming self-possession about Delany, comfortable with his place in a nation’s affections, without being affected by it. And he says: ‘Are you Ronnie Delany?’ with suitable expletives.

Source: Irish Examiner March 12, 2026 14:22 UTC