As promised, the story of Archie's brush with the Detroit Red Wings' supremo Jack Adams.
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- Sat Aug 01, 2026 9:45 am
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Re: Champagne On Ice - new book featuring Yorkshire-born heroes
And for people who may be interested... a blue plaque was put on Archie's boyhood home in Cudworth a few years ago. https://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/13038/barnsleys-only-winter-olympic-gold-winner-honoured-with-blue-plaque I am hoping to do something similar for Jimmy in Huddersfield ahead ...
- Thu Jul 16, 2026 10:47 am
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Champagne On Ice - new book featuring Yorkshire-born heroes
Hi Steelers fans, I am one of your own but also an author and journalist. Some of you will already know that the British team who won Winter Olympic gold in 1936 contained two Yorkshire-born lads, Archie Stinchcombe (Barnsley) and Jimmy Chappell (Huddersfield). I would like to think that had the Ste...