Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

John William Henry Tyler ('Johnny') Douglas NPG x122887

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Bassano Ltd

Boxer and cricketer; Douglas competed as a middleweight boxer at the 1908 Olympics where he won a gold medal, beating the Australian, Reginald 'Snowy' Baker. This match was later described in The Times as 'one of the most brilliant exhibitions of skilful boxing allied to tremendous hitting ever seen.' An all-round sportsman, Douglas captained the England cricket team, his cautious batting style earning him the nickname, 'Johnny won't hit today'. Douglas died a hero, trying to save his father when the passenger ship in which... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.