Jackie Smith

Daredevill Jackie takes to the skies

Not only is she a World Champion Skydiver and beautiful to boot, but South Bank born Jackie broke another record when she became the first and only woman to be invited to join the Red Devils parachuting team giving exhibitions all over the world.

Tanni Grey Thompson

An honourary Teessider

As she now lives in Redcar, Tanni is another honourary Teessider.

She is Britain's best-known Paralympic athlete, having performed at world-class level for the last fifteen years, in distances ranging from 100m to the marathon.

Read her interview here

Chris Tomlinson

Chris has medals AND a world record title

After suffering a freak accident which ended with two broken wrists, it looked like Chris would be out of action for a while, but after a swift recovery he went on to gain his personal best of 8.27m, which broke the British long-jump record.

Boro-mad Chris, who was born on 15 September 1981, thought about being a footballer when he was young, a high level of support down at his local athletics track meant that he chose the long jump for his career, which with silver medals and a world record title to his name turns out to be a canny move.

Brian Clough

Brian Clough OBE - No nonsense

"If anyone wants to see my O-Levels and A-Levels, I'll get my medals from upstairs and put them on the table. They're my O-Levels and A-Levels."

Now with an OBE after his name Brian Clough proves that it's dedication and not just education that can ensure success.

Born in Middlesbrough in 1935, his playing career started at the Boro in 1955 and he switched to managing at Hartlepool in 1965, going to on to manage an array of clubs with his famous non nonsense style. He died on 20th September 2004.

Michael Brown

Michael went here for £400,000

Midfielder Michael Brown was born and raised in Hartlepool in 1977.

After leaving school he signed for Manchester City and made his Premiership debut at the age of 17 in 1995 against Queens Park Rangers.

A year later he made his debut for England Under 21s and went on to win three further caps.

In 1999, Michael was voted Manchester City's Player of the Year before transferring to Sheffield United in a £400,000 deal. He has since played almost 170 first team games scoring 34 goals and was awarded Player of the Year for the Blades in 2001.

Paul Jarvis

Talented but dogged by injury

Although Paul is the youngest-ever cricketer to represent Yorkshire in the County Championship at aged 16 and two months, he never reached the heights his talents promised.

Relentlessly injury-prone, and banned from Test cricket for three years after accepting an offer to join a rebel tour of South Africa (1989-90), he was released by Yorkshire at the end of the 1993 season, and Jarvis moved to Sussex.

He took 51 wickets in 1994, winning his second county cap, but could only manage a few games in the next three seasons as he seldom found full fitness.

He left Sussex to finish his career at Somerset, before leaving county cricket after the 2000 season and is now a partner in a firm that provides agents for players.

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