Herbert Uber

Herbert Uber
Personal information
Country England
Born25 August 1885
Lambeth
Died31 May 1969
Dorset

Herbert Septimus Uber (1885-1969), was a male badminton player from England.[1]

Badminton career

Uber born in Lambeth [2] was a four times winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. He won the men's doubles in 1925 and then won three more titles in the mixed doubles.[3]

He gained his England caps while playing for Surrey.[4]

He was part of the English touring team that visited Canada during 1930. A match was held at the Granite Club in Toronto which England won 7-2.[5][6]

Family

His mixed doubles title were won with his wife Betty Uber (née Corbin) whom he married in 1925, the name Uber is synonymous with badminton because of the Uber Cup.

References

  1. ^ "History". All England Badminton.
  2. ^ "Birth". Free BMD.
  3. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 74-78. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  4. ^ "England caps" (PDF). Badminton England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Badminton : An Illustrated History - From ancient pastime to Olympic sport". Google Books.
  6. ^ "UK, Outward Passenger Lists, Liverpool 1930 November". Ancestry UK.


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