Grand National Hero Eddie Harty Dies Aged 88 a Week After Wife Passed Away - The Mirror

Grand National hero Eddie Harty dies aged 88 a week after wife passed away - The Mirror

The legendary Irish jockey won the 1969 Grand National on Highland Wedding and was also an Olympic rider who represented Ireland in Rome 1960

Legendary jockey and only Olympian to win Grand National dies as statement issued

Eddie Harty, the legendary jockey who remains the sole Olympian ever to triumph in the Grand National, has died aged 88. His passing comes mere days after that of his wife Patricia, with whom he shared an unbreakable bond throughout their lives together.Harty Racing confirmed the news through a statement on social media, describing him as someone with "an enormous personality who accomplished so much in life not least shaping some great people."…