RIP FREDDIE WILLIAMS

DOUBLE WORLD CHAMPION AND WELSH SPEEDWAY GREAT FREDDIE WILLIAMS HAS DIED AFTER SUFFERING A STROKE THIS MORNING.

Double world champion and Welsh speedway great Freddie Williams has died aged 86 after suffering a stroke this morning.

The 1950 and 1953 World Final winner presented British SGP champ Chris Holder’s trophy at the Millennium Stadium on August 25 and remains the principality’s most successful speedway son.

The Port Talbot-born star, who married former Olympic skater Pat Devries, is a Wembley Lions legend. He spent his entire career racing for the club, winning five National League championships.