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I've been lumbered with the job of trying to prepare an economic development apparaisal of the impact of the Olympics on Oxford (actually its not a bad job given some of the turgid stuff that comes my way - and I'm wondering whether I can bend any foreign travel into a strategy etc?) anyway I'm looking for nominations for sports people of profile who have an Oxfordshire connection who might be prepared to lend their name to something in the name of sports tourism etc

I've got Pinsent, Henman and Bannister, though I think the former is probably tied to the wider olympic industry and might be precluded from engaging in these regional preferences etc I'm aware that there's a whole host of cricketers who've passed through Oxford, but they probably don't count. Any foreign athletes or sporting notables (preferably Americans!!!) who studied in Oxford migth be useful?

Thanx

<blockquote data-quote="Warbler" data-source="post: 2079544" data-attributes="member: 65228">I&#039;ve been lumbered with the job of trying to prepare an economic development apparaisal of the impact of the Olympics on Oxford (actually its not a bad job given some of the turgid stuff that comes my way - and I&#039;m wondering whether I can bend any foreign travel into a strategy etc?) anyway I&#039;m looking for nominations for sports people of profile who have an Oxfordshire connection who might be prepared to lend their name to something in the name of sports tourism etcI&#039;ve got Pinsent, Henman and Bannister, though I think the former is probably tied to the wider olympic industry and might be precluded from engaging in these regional preferences etc I&#039;m aware that there&#039;s a whole host of cricketers who&#039;ve passed through Oxford, but they probably don&#039;t count. Any foreign athletes or sporting notables (preferably Americans!!!) who studied in Oxford migth be useful?Thanx</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Warbler, post: 2079544, member: 65228"] I've been lumbered with the job of trying to prepare an economic development apparaisal of the impact of the Olympics on Oxford (actually its not a bad job given some of the turgid stuff that comes my way - and I'm wondering whether I can bend any foreign travel into a strategy etc?) anyway I'm looking for nominations for sports people of profile who have an Oxfordshire connection who might be prepared to lend their name to something in the name of sports tourism etc I've got Pinsent, Henman and Bannister, though I think the former is probably tied to the wider olympic industry and might be precluded from engaging in these regional preferences etc I'm aware that there's a whole host of cricketers who've passed through Oxford, but they probably don't count. Any foreign athletes or sporting notables (preferably Americans!!!) who studied in Oxford migth be useful? Thanx [/QUOTE]

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