Sheffield Independent – Friday 23 September 1938

Death of Mexborough Sportsman

Mr William Biggs, of 27, Wood street, Mexborough, a highly prominent figure in variety of sporting circles at Mexborough upwards of 40 years ago, died yesterday at the age of 68.

He was formerly licensee of the Bull’s Head Hotel for years, and there were very few sports in which he did not indulge with a considerable measure of success.

Outside he was perhaps most widely known the man who trained “Iron” Hague to the heavyweight championship of England.

Locally, he was centre-half in Mexborough’s Midland League football team for a spell of many seasons, and a clever all-rounder with the Mexborough cricket team. In addition, he was sprinter of note and crack clay pigeon shot.

Since the war he had contented himself with watching sport, and was until recently a regular attender at football and cricket matches.