| Born | Dewi Iorwerth Ellis Bebb (1938-08-07)7 August 1938 Bangor, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 14 March 1996(1996-03-14) (aged 57) Pontypridd, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (11 st 5 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Friars School, Bangor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College, Carmarthen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Teacher Broadcaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dewi Iorwerth Ellis Bebb (7 August 1938 – 14 March 1996)[3] was a Welshrugby union player who won thirty-four caps forWales as awing. He later worked in television.
He made his debut forSwansea in a game againstLlanelli in 1958. He remained with Swansea throughout his playing career, making 221 appearances, scoring 87 tries and captaining the team in the 1963–4 and 1964–5 seasons.
Dewi Bebb was the son of the Welsh historianAmbrose Bebb. After attendingFriars School, Bangor he wasconscripted into theRoyal Navy. After the navy he studied atTrinity College, Carmarthen, andCardiff Teacher Training College.[4][5]
He made his first appearance forWales againstEngland in 1959, eventually winning thirty four caps between 1959 and 1967 and scoring eleven tries. He was selected for Wales' first overseas tour in 1964 and played in the Welsh rugby team's first match outside of Europe and its first in theSouthern Hemisphere; played againstEast Africa inNairobi on 12 May 1964, Wales winning 8–26. He toured with theBritish and Irish Lions to South Africa in 1962, playing in two of the four tests, and to Australia, New Zealand and Canada in 1966, playing in all six tests. He was joint top try scorer on the 1966 tour.
Bebb was a originally a teacher by profession. In 1964 he joined the television companyTWW, where he presented the Welsh-language news programmey Dydd [cy]. He worked for the successor television franchiseHTV, and moved to sports commentary and production work. He edited HTV's Sports Arena programme and was involved in covering the1987 and1991 Rugby World Cups and twoOlympic Games.[2][6]
His sonSion is a professionalgolfer who has played on theEuropean Tour.[6]
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| Preceded by | Swansea RFC Captain 1963–1965 | Succeeded by Morrie Evans |
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