Mr. Clemens Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Just read on Facebook Bernie Persson has died Great Rider RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mr. Clemens said: Just read on Facebook Bernie Persson has died Great Rider RIP A Cradley legend. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billywamill Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Rest in Peace Bernie. He was Cradley Heath in the early 70s. He was my dad’s hero and I can still remember as a seven year old, the first meeting after he came second in the 1972 world final. Watching him being mobbed by the thousands of fans on the back straight as he made his way round to the pits. Unbelievable memories. Then the afternoon Bernie was staying at the Prince Albert Hotel in Wall Heath where I lived. My dad sent me up to see if I could see him and there were hundreds outside waiting for him to appear. He came outside to meet the fans and sign autographs. Back when the sport was really big ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Absolutely gutted by this news, my Cradley hero back in the 70s at Dudley Wood. R.I.P Bernie and thanks for the memories 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 R.I.P. Bernie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) Sad news, he started his British career as a Edinburgh & Coatbridge Monarch ‘65 /‘67/‘68 remember going to Wembley to see him in World Finals for Monarchs in these years, very stylish and great favourite with the fans, Along with Reidar Eide transformed the Monarchs in that period.IMO RIP. Bernie. Edited September 21, 2020 by Fromafar 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry1603 Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 RIP Bernie - a tough, no compromising opponent, but a great rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted September 23, 2020 Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 There seems to be so little about this that I’m wondering if “Bernie Persson” and “Brian Parsons” might have got mixed up? Was it not Persson - and certainly not Parsons - that Barry Briggs blamed for the accident that cost Briggs a finger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted September 23, 2020 Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 R.I.P. Bernie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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