Recollections of Eric Liddell by People Who Knew
Him
Over the years many of the individuals associated with the Eric Liddell
Centre have had the tremendous privilege of meeting or corresponding
with people who knew Eric Liddell. Through this section of the website
we hope that you will be able to participate in their experience of
Eric and share some the pleasure that we have known in hearing or
reading their very personal recollections.
As you read you will be able to capture something of the spirit of the
man, his humour, his care for others, his humility and his wonderful
gift for serving others. Above all you will gain an insight into the
life of a man who lived out his faith in the most glorious and the most
difficult of circumstances.... as reported by his
contemporaries.
A.W.M. in "The
Student"
In
an article from "The Student" (the Edinburgh University Students
Association magazine) A.W.M. writes about the beginnings of Eric
Liddell's atheletics and rugby careers.
Rev. Dr. Norman Cliff
A transcript of a talk on his experiences of Weihsien Camp. He
describes Eric Liddell's life and death in the camp.
Dr. George
Graham-Cumming
A fellow student recounts his memories of Eric Liddell at
Edinburgh University.
Dr. David J Mitchell
Dr. Mitchell tells of his experiences of Eric Liddell in the Weihsien
Camp.
Dr. William Toop
Dr.
Toop lived in Tientsin where he met Eric Liddell in 1925. He tells of
his relationship with Eric Liddell from then into the 1930s.
B.J.S. in "The
Student"
An appreciation of Eric Liddell published in "The Student" on the news
of his death.
Sir Arthur Marshall
A
fellow athlete who met Eric Liddell in 1924, and became a friend, talks
about Eric Liddell's athletics career and his Olympic
gold
medal winning race.
Dr. Kenneth McAll
Dr McAll knew Eric Liddell from school and university and
later worked with him in Siaochang hospital during the war.
The Hon. Lt. Col.
T.M. Riddell
A fellow athlete talks of the inspiration Eric Liddell was in his
running and in his life.
Stephen A. Metcalf
Stephen Metcalf talks about Eric Liddell.
H. K. Cheng, GBS, OBE
H. K. Cheng talks about his teacher Eric Liddell
Recollections of Eric Liddell on other websites:
Stephen A. Metcalf
Stephen
Metcalf talks about his experiences of Eric Liddell in Weifang Camp
and the inspiration this provided throughout his life.
Robert Lackman, Shanghai Star
"China's forgotten Scottish Olympic hero"
Missionaries
share recollections of Eric Liddell whom they knew as a fellow prisoner
in the Japanese concentration camp in Wei Hsien, China.
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