TRIBUTES have been paid to Hull athletics legend Arthur Nendick, who has died age 96.
Mr Nendick was the oldest-surviving member of the Hull Harriers, now known as the City of Hull Athletic Club, having joined in 1937.
He died at the Magnolia House residential home in Cottingham on Tuesday.
Dr Robb Robinson, of the University of Hull, said: "Arthur Nendick was very well known in local and Yorkshire athletic circles, and indeed much further afield.
"He was a very good advert for keeping fit as he ran into his eighties and was involved in officiating at events until just a few years ago.
"He had an extraordinarily long and supportive engagement with the sport."
Mr Nendick has been described as one of the most effective secretaries at the Hull Harriers, where he played a key role in ensuring the continuity of the club at the start of the millennium.
He also played a key role in organising the first Hull marathon.
As a runner, Mr Nendick was known across Yorkshire and was notable for achieving good results on the track well into his forties.
He also took place in a notable race between Driffield and Bridlington which was held to mark the Coronation of the Queen in 1953.
Mr Nendick is survived by his wife Mabel, six children, 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mr and Mrs Nendick celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary in March 2012.
The couple met at the YPI tennis club in Hull and married at St Jude's Church in Spring Bank, west Hull.
The wedding was cancelled several times as Mr Nendick was serving in the Royal Navy during the war. He twice had leave cancelled and once was sent away at the last minute.
The coupled lived in Hornsea, Nottingham and in Sunnybank, off Spring Bank, west Hull, before moving to Willerby more than 30 years ago after Mr Nendick retired from a career in banking.
Mr Nendick's funeral will be held at the Haltemprice Crematorium on Thursday, October 30, at 11.30am.
