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	Arthur Wharton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wharton was born in Jamestown, Gold Coast (now Accra, Ghana), his father was half-Grenadian and half-Scottish, and his mother was a half-Scottish member of the Ghanaian royalty.
		Wharton started as a semi-professional playing as a goalkeeper for Darlington, and then Preston North End (with whom he reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1887).
		Wharton was an all-round sportsman - in 1886, he set a world record of 10 seconds for a 100 yard sprint in the AAA championship.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arthur_Wharton (341 words)

	100 Great Black Britons - Arthur Wharton
		Arthur Wharton was born in Ghana in 1865; his father was half Grenadian and half Scottish, and his mother was from Ghanaian royalty.
		In 1882 Arthur moved to England to train as a missionary, but quickly became bored with the academic and religious life and left school to pursue a sporting career.
		His life after retirement was not happy, and Arthur Wharton died in 1930, a penniless alcoholic who had spent the last 15 years of his life as a colliery haulage hand.
	www.100greatblackbritons.com /bios/arthur_wharton.html (483 words)

	Wharton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Wharton is the name of some places in the United States of America:
		Joseph Wharton, for whom the school was named.
		Wharton Barony and Duke of Wharton, English nobility.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wharton (113 words)

	BBC - Tyne Roots - Black History Month - Arthur Wharton
		Arthur Wharton was born on 28 October 1865 in Accra, formerly the Gold Coast, now capital of Ghana, West Africa.
		Arthur's uncle on his mothers' side was a successful businessman and owner of the Gold Coast Times.
		In 1930, Arthur died penniless in the Springwell Sanitarium in Balby and was buried in an unmarked grave in Edlington Cemetery.
	www.bbc.co.uk /tyne/roots/2003/10/arthur_wharton.shtml (700 words)

	Arthur Wharton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Pictured here Arthur was probably the first African to play professional cricket in Britain, Arthur was an all round sportsman who found acclaim in Britain.
		Arthur Wharton had been educated in England and he was a master of sports.
		Arthur was born to parents who were both mixed race.
	www.continentalstar.fsnet.co.uk /Arthur%20Wharton.htm (203 words)

	absoluteFC
		Arthur Wharton, who played in goal for Sheffield United, Preston, Darlington, Rotherham, Stockport and Stalybridge Rovers, was the man who took this title.
		Wharton was a real entertainer, who put Bruce Grobbelaar's antics to shame by catching the ball between his knees whilst hanging from the cross bar!
		Football was not the only sport Arthur excelled in, he also played professional cricket, was a top racing cyclist and boxer, and he won the AAA 100 yards final in 1886, setting a world record time of 10 seconds in the process.
	www.abfc.co.uk /arthur.asp (290 words)

	Football Unites, Racism Divides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Arthur, the goalkeeper with the 'prodigious punch' was at fault for one.
		Arthur's greatest football moment was playing in the semi-final of the FA Cup in 1887 for Preston NE, against West Bromich Albion.
		Arthur was 'lionised' in the communities in which he lived.
	www.furd.org /arthurwharton.asp (745 words)

	Football Unites, Racism Divides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Arthur didn't just fist the ball away with his 'prodigious punch', he had to get his retaliation in first.
		Arthur Wharton was the world's first Black professional footballer and 100 yards world record holder.
		But while Arthur was beating the best on the tracks and fields of Britain, the peoples of the continent of his birth were being recast as lesser human beings.
	www.furd.org /arthurbook.asp (610 words)

	Bulfinch's Mythology, Age of Chivalry, Part I, Chapter 3: Arthur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Arthur was a prince of the tribe of Britons called Silures, whose country was South Wales,- the son of Uther, named Pendragon, a title given to an elective sovereign, paramount over the many kings of Britain.
		Arthur, who was at that time serving in the capacity of squire to his foster-brother, Sir Kay, attended his master to the lists.
		Arthur hastened home, but did not find the lady; but having observed near the church a sword sticking in a stone, he galloped to the place, drew out the sword with great ease, and delivered it to his master.
	www.bulfinch.org /tales/chiv03.html (2926 words)

	GiveMeFootball.com - The Professional Footballers' Association
		Arthur played for Preston North End, THE team of the latter part of the 19th century, and although he joined the club as an amateur, in 1886, he went on to become a professional with Rotherham Town, the forerunner of Rotherham United, in 1889.
		It was against that kind of bigotry that Arthur Wharton fought and the fact that he was able to play professional football against that background for 16 years is testimony to his strength of character in an era far less enlightened than today, and that is relative.
		Arthur Wharton's 10 seconds for the 100 yards, which was eventually recognised as a world record, and one which wasn't bettered for another 37 years, earned him a place in athletics history but isn't it paradoxical that his football merits little or no mention in the history of the national game.
	www.givemefootball.com /display.cfm?article=3477&type=1 (1039 words)

	Courier Electronic Edition: Obits for 101602
		She was preceded in death by a son, Arthur L.; and two grandchildren.
		WHARTON -- Arthur Phelps Jr., 79, of 10027 County Road 81, Wharton, died at 7:30 a.m.
		Phelps served on Wharton Park Board for 15 years, the last three years as president; served on Wharton Cemetery Board for five years; and was a Richland Township trustee for 11 years.
	www.thecourier.com /issues/2002/Oct/obits101602.htm (1288 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Arthur Wharton - the First Black Professional Footballer
		Arthur was born in Ghana in 1865 to a wealthy family of mixed race parents.
		Arthur's position was always that of the goalkeeper.
		His life after retirement was not a happy time and Arthur Wharton died in 1930 as a penniless alcoholic who had spent the last 15 years of his life as a colliery haulage hand.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A752410 (837 words)

	BBC - 1Xtra - TX Documentaries - Lost Boyz
		Arthur Wharton was there in the 1880s but was forgotten for the next century.
		Arthur Wharton should have a statue in recognition of his achievements,and yet hardly anybody has ever heard of him.
		Arthur Wharton, Jack leslie and John Parris are the fl footballing pioneers.
	www26.thdo.bbc.co.uk /1xtra/tx/documentaries/lostboyz.shtml (2175 words)

	Arthur Wharton
		Arthur Wharton was born in Ghana in 1865.
		Wharton was an outstanding athlete and eventually decided to abandon the idea of becoming a missionary to concentrate on being a sportsman.
		Arthur Wharton died as a penniless alcoholic in 1930.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /SLAwhartonA.htm (246 words)

	Arthur E. Wharton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Arthur obtained his BS in Pharmacy and his Master of Pharmacy Administration from Mercer University, Southern College of Pharmacy in Atlanta.
		Arthur served as President of the Mercer University Alumni Association for two years and as a member of the Mercer University President's Advisory Board for five years.
		Arthur lives in Gainesville with his wife, Jan and two children, Lesley and Trey, where his primary hobby is oil painting and an occasional round of golf.
	www.cop.ufl.edu /departments/PP/wharton-04.htm (269 words)

	The Prime Minister by Anthony Trollope 37
		Arthur allowed himself but a couple of days among his friends, and then hurried up to London to take his seat.
		Arthur had never been there before and was surprised at the fl wainscotting, the fl tables, the old-fashioned grate, the two candles on the table, and the silent waiter.
		You know he saved Everett's life at the risk of his own.' Arthur could not but smile as he perceived how the old man was being won round by the son-in-law, whom he had treated so violently before the man had become his son-in-law.
	classicbookshelf.com /library/anthony_trollope/the_prime_minister/37 (2144 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Trutor & the Balloonist/ Trutor and the Balloonist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Wharton's heirs, forced by an eccentric bequest to live together in the Wharton home, include her two adopted brothers, lawyer Arthur (a.k.a.
		Wharton, (nicknamed the Balloonist thanks to some bizarre reading glasses he keeps on top of his head) asks Trutor to stay in his family's New Hampshire home and write a biography of his late sister, Caroline.
		Michelle is joined (or thwarted) on her escapade by Arthur's twin brother Proctor, their suspicious niece and housekeeper Roberta, the timid town historian Sissy (also the victim of an abusive husband), and the skulking, greedy estate executor Willowby.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1878448749?v=glance (2631 words)

	Welcome to The National Coal Mining Museum for England
		The exhibition ‘In a League of His Own’ looks at all aspects of Arthur Wharton’s life: his Ghanaian background, Methodist upbringing, football, cricket and athletics careers, stint as a publican and time underground as a miner.
		Arthur Wharton came from a wealthy family in Ghana.
		Arthur Wharton was the first fl professional footballer.
	www.ncm.org.uk /news_archive_detail.asp?ID=77 (315 words)

	Press Releases of Friday, 8 November 2002
		Born in 1635 in the Gold Coast, Arthur Wharton was the world’s first fl professional footballer, and played for a number of football clubs, namely, Sheffield United, Preston North End, Darlington, Rotherham Town, Stockport County and Stalybridge Rovers.
		He said the celebration of the achievement of Arthur Wharton, who had his initial upbringing in Ghana, should encourage the youth of today to learn from his strive for excellence.
		Ms Sheila Leeson, the oldest surviving relation of Arthur Wharton, described the exhibition as a ‘tribute to memory’ and thanked all the sponsors for helping to bring into the forefront the immense contribution of a dedicated fl footballer for breaking into a field which hitherto was white dominated.
	www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/pressreleases/artikel.php?ID=29255 (576 words)

	The Prime Minister by Anthony Trollope 15
		When Arthur reached the Hall it was felt to be necessary that a word should be said to him as to that wretched interloper, Ferdinand Lopez.
		All this Mr Wharton told very plainly, walking with Arthur a little before dinner along a shaded, lonely path, which for half a mile ran along the very marge of the Wye at the bottom of the park.
		Arthur's passion was well known to Mary Wharton, but Mary had as yet heard nothing of Ferdinand Lopez.
	classicbookshelf.com /library/anthony_trollope/the_prime_minister/15 (3188 words)

	Anthony Trollope : The Prime Minister : Chapter 74. 'I Am Disgraced and Shamed.'
		Mr Wharton quite understood that the young member of Parliament was earnestly purposed to marry his daughter, and Fletcher was sure of all the assistance and support which Mr Wharton could give him.
		Arthur Fletcher had determined that he would renew his suit as soon as a year should have expired since the tragedy which had made his love a widow;-- and that year had now passed away.
		Arthur Fletcher found that the barrister was at the moment too angry to hear reason, or to be made to understand anything of the feelings of mixed love and admiration with which he was animated at the moment.
	www.classicreader.com /read.php/sid./bookid.493/sec.74 (4103 words)

	The Chronicle - politics-June 2002
		Wharton [who came to to Britain in 1875], had a unique sports career from 1882 to the 1910s.
		Wharton was also a champion runner, having set a 100 yards record of 10 seconds in his triumph at the national championships at Stamford Bridge in July 1886.
		When Arthur signed for a Lancashire club in the 1890s his arrival was heralded as a 'capture' of 'big game' by the hunter-manager.
	www.chronicleworld.org /tomsite/archive3/07_SP_FD/07_SP_02.htm (2136 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Football \| Special Reports \| Tallest footballers ever
		Arthur was born to parents who were both mixed race (his father was half Grenadian and half Scottish, and his mother was half Scottish and half Fante Royal of the stool family of Ekumfie) and he lived in a Victorian society where cultural Darwinism was rampant.
		Not only was he the world's first fl professional footballer (he was on United's books at the same time as the legendary "Fatty" Foulkes), but he also held the world record for the 100-yard dash and was probably the first African to play professional cricket in Britain.
		Sadly, Wharton died in poverty and is buried in an unmarked grave in Edlington, near Doncaster.
	football.guardian.co.uk /theknowledge/story/0,13854,1443457,00.html?gusrc=rss (882 words)

	Alumnus of the Week: Arthur D. Collins Jr. - Wharton Journal - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He entered Wharton after serving in the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Penn undergraduate faculty teaching operation courses in the Department of Naval Sciences.
		After Wharton he served as a management consultant with Booz·Allen & Hamilton for four years, and then held various international and U.S. management positions during his 14-year career with Abbott Laboratories, a large diversified healthcare company.
		Arthur Collins: While I considered medical school for a short time, I think I always knew that I wanted to go into business.
	www.whartonjournal.com /news/2001/09/10/News/Alumnus.Of.The.Week.Arthur.D.Collins.Jr-90847.shtml (1661 words)

	The National Football Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Museum is delighted to extend the exhibition detailing the life and career of the world's first fl professional footballer.
		Wharton, an incredible athlete, who held the world record for the 100 yard dash of 10 seconds dead, played in goal for the great Preston North End side of 1886-87.
		However, it would appear, that the fact that he was a fl footballer playing amongst professionals ruined his chances of selection by the white, gentlemen amateurs, who administered The FA.
	www.nationalfootballmuseum.com /wharton.htm (205 words)

	Club Ghana - News and Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1886 Arthur became the fastest man in Britain and in the world, winning the Amateur Athletics Association national 100 yards champion at Stamford Bridge, London - the first time the trophy was won by a Northerner.
		But tomorrow will see the launch of a booklet celebrating his life, Amazing Arthur which will be attended by Wharton's oldest surviving relative in Rotherham, Sheila Leeson, the Ghanaian deputy high commissioner Kwabena Baah-Duodu, the mayor of Rotherham, Fred Wright, and Doncaster Council's chairman, Margaret Ward.
		He said: 'As well as his dedication to sport, Arthur was a well-educated and religious man. It must have been a difficult choice for him to give up his religious training to devote his life to sport.
	www.clubgh.com /showart.asp?art=437&cat=1 (816 words)

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