Place of birth England Role Footballer Years Team Died July 28, 2010 | 1936 Great Britain Name Daniel Pettit | |
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Full name Daniel Eric Arthur Pettit Date of birth (1915-02-19)19 February 1915 Date of death 28 July 2010(2010-07-28) (aged 95) | ||
Education University of Cambridge | ||
Sir Daniel Eric Arthur Pettit (19 February 1915 – 28 July 2010) was an English footballer and industrialist.
Having graduated from Quarry Bank High School in 1934, Pettit made a name for himself playing amateur football for Cambridge University, where he was reading History at Fitzwilliam House. Whilst still at university he represented Great Britain in Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He taught at Highgate School from 1939 until December 1947 and subsequently became a distinguished industrialist, serving as chairman of the National Freight Corporation from 1971 to 1978, and Director of Lloyds Bank from 1977 to 1985. He was knighted for his services to industry in 1974.
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