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Extract from:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Sullivan_(rugby_league)
"Jim Sullivan (2 December 1903 — 1 November 1977) was a Welsh rugby league footballer and coach. Born in Cardiff, Sullivan joined Wigan in June 1921 after starting his career as a rugby union player. A fullback and prodigious goal kicker, he scored 4,883 points in a career that spanned 25 years with Wigan and still holds several records with the club today.
He made a combined total of 60 appearances at representative level with England, Wales, Great Britain and Other Nationalities and his 26 appearances with Wales was still a record for many years after his death. He also represented Wales in British baseball."
I saw him play in his last league match at Central Park.

A Wigan legend. Will for ever be in the memories of Rugby League Football, especially in Wigan.

Hi, I am Jims Great Nephew and live in Cardiff, are you aware if Jim has any surviving Family in your area.

I am unable to help you, Richard. Sorry.

Hi Richard, can't help you directly in your search but this comment was posted by KATHRYN in 2010 - 24th March 2010  "My Great Uncle Jim Sullivan. What a legend." Unfortunately no email left. If you want to see comment go to
http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/album/photo.php?opt=7&id=14134&gallery=Wigan+Rugby+Team&offset=40
Album:- Sports
Title:- Wigan Rugby Team
Photo: charnock    Item #: 14134
Hope this helps.

Thanks for your help I ll try that. Strangely enough my gran was Jims sister and here name was Kate ie Kathryn

All the best

Good luck Richard. It may interest you to know that my father ( Jack Bowen), also a Welshman, played in the same team as Jim, notably the Lancashire Cup win of 1938, and knew him well. Even when, in later years, Jim fell ill but still managed to get to watch Wigan at Central Park, Jim would insist dad sat next to him at the following game - and when Jim insisted on something you did it! He was a fantastic athlete and rugby player he never failed to impress everybody who watched him.

Richard, a son of his worked at H J Heinz, Wigan, when i worked there in the 70s, 80s and 90s, so it's possible that he is still in the Wigan area

He did have a son called Kevin - I don't know if this is the same one Roy mentions above.
In his later years Jim Sullivan lived in Milton Grove, Orrell. His widow Eva was still living there in the late 1980s. I used to call in and see she was okay when I was the bobby for that area.

Confirmation that Jim and Eva had a son called James Kevin (same names as Jim) b.1937 and Jim passed away in 1977 aged about 74. I think at one time Kevin was a butcher.

Yes it was Kevin, for some reason only known to his workmates, he was nicknamed 'crazy horse'.

i am jim sullivans great granddaughter
his son was kevan but christened james kevan which we as a family only knew when he passed away
roy i love the nickname crazy horse hes spread his love of horses to all of us
i hope this comment is seen by richard as i have been doing a family tree and am stuck on weather jims father was john or cornelious