Geoff Capes was for many years England’s most famous athlete and a favorite of Queen Elizabeth II. He was also a policeman ...

He pulled dump trucks, flipped cars and tossed five-pound bricks as if they were Kleenex boxes. Tending to parakeets brought out his gentler side.

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was famous across his home country and beyond for his athletic prowess and for his gentle giant nature — as exemplified later in his life through a beloved hobby of breeding parakeets.

After his sporting career ended, Capes went on to own a sportswear store, run a security company, coach, and breed budgies. On October 23, 2024, it was revealed Geoff had passed away aged 75.

Geoff Capes, British strongman, shot put record holder and renowned budgerigar breeder, has died aged 75. Capes left an indelible mark on British sport, birdkeeping and 1980s popular culture. "The ...

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his hobby was breeding budgerigars which he held gently in his giant hands. And he became the president of the Budgerigar Society and was never happier than when he won the world budgie ...

LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Geoff Capes, British strongman, shot put record holder and renowned budgerigar breeder, has died aged 75, his family said on Wednesday. Capes left an indelible mark on ...

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