Jack Hobbs
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About
Professional cricket player for nearly thirty years, considered one of the greatest to ever play the game.
Before Fame
He was an errand boy before getting help from his father and becoming a college servant.
Trivia
He inherited a love of cricket from his father, and spent most of his childhood playing it.
Family Life
He married Ada Ellen Gates in September of 1906. He had four children: Leonard, Ivor, Vera and Jack Jr.
Associated With
He and Edmund Hillary are among only about a dozen sports people that have been knighted.
