In Memoriam: Robert A. G. Monks (B. 1955)

In Memoriam: Robert A. G. Monks (B. 1955)

The Club is saddened to share the passing of Bob Monks (Trinity), who achieved his Blue in 1955, rowing at six, defeating ‘dead certs’ Oxford by a stunning 16 lengths. Recalled stroke Arthur Muirhead, “The president of Oxford, who had won the previous year, was called ‘Big’ Jim MacLeod. He was an Australian who was about 12-stone-something, which gave us grounds for considerable amusement, as our crew was the heaviest ever to row in a Boat Race …