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Mick Wheble

1949 – 2023

British racing manager and charity advocate

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About Mick Wheble

Lived 1949 – 2023 (aged 73–74).

Michael John Wheble, MBE (3 April 1949 – 30 December 2023) was a British racing manager, marketing executive, author and charity advocate.

Career Wheble held the senior role, that of a Greyhound Board of Great Britain licensed Racing Manager at Leicester Stadium and Coventry Stadium before taking the position of Racing Manager at Oxford Stadium in the mid-eighties.

Wheble was instrumental in securing a first Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service (BAGS) contract for Oxford and Ramsgate Stadium and then steered the company as the Group Racing Manager.

In 2005, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2005 Birthday Honours for services to Greyhound Racing and to Charity.

Wheble wrote the children's stories 'The Adventures of Gordon the Greyhound' and the 'Further Adventures of Gordon the Greyhound' and was a keen advocate of the Retired Greyhound Trust and was a regular guest presenter on BBC Radio.

Wheble died from complications of oesophageal cancer in Oxford, on 30 December 2023.

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Important facts

Born
1949, Bermondsey
Birth century
Awards
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Also known as
Michael John Wheble

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Mick Wheble?

British racing manager and charity advocate (1949–2023)

When was Mick Wheble born?

Mick Wheble was born in 1949 in Bermondsey.

When did Mick Wheble die?

Mick Wheble died on 30 December 2023 in Oxford.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mick Wheble

· Wikidata: Q23682493

· DBpedia: Mick Wheble

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