Indian Brigadier of the Indian Army
D. N. Devine Jones|
| Full name |
Desmond Neville Devine-Jones |
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| Date of birth |
(1928-08-15)15 August 1928 |
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| Date of death |
11 July 2010(2010-07-11) (aged 81)[1] |
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| Place of death |
Pune |
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India |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Desmond Neville Devine-Jones (15 August 1928 – 11 July 2010) was a Brigadier[2] in the Army Physical Training Corps (APTC) of the Indian Army.[3] He was part of the 1951 Indian Men's Football team at the 1951 Asian Games[4][5] which won the gold medal in Delhi.
Devine-Jones was also the boxing coach for the Indian Olympic team for the 1972 Munich Olympics,[6][7] as well as the country's flag bearer.[8] He was elected secretary of the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation in 1976 and then reelected in 1980.[9][10] He was an AIBA qualified Referee and Judge and officiated many international boxing championships.[9][10] He was also elected as an executive committee member of AIBA in 1986.[11]
Honours
India
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