Dave Norris, one of the most popular of New Zealand sportsmen, was an international athlete from 1958-74. He specialised in the long jump and triple jump, but also found time to play 31 games of basketball for New Zealand. Norris, born on the North Shore in 1939, competed at five Commonwealth Games, winning a silver and a bronze medal. He also represented New Zealand at the 1960 Olympics.

When he was five he was diagnosed with osteo-chronditis, a bone and joint disease, which meant he was in and out of casts for 18 months. “I'm still not sure how they cured it, but I ate eight raw eggs with milk each week, and to this day I can't stomach eggs without tomato sauce,” he said.

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