title: George Turley
text: # George Turley
  
  George Edward Turley (1931–2010), was an English international lawn and indoor bowler and Middlesbrough footballer.
  
  ## Bowls career
  
  ### World Championships
  
  Turley's finest moment came when he won the Fours gold medal at the 1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Aberdeen with Tony Allcock, John Bell and Julian Haines.
  
  ### Commonwealth Games
  
  He represented England in the fours, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  
  ### National
  
  He was the pairs champion with Mal Hughes at the 1983 National Championships bowling for Eldon Grove BC of Durham.
  
  Turley made his England international bowls debut indoors in 1974 and outdoors in 1980.
  
  ## Football career
  
  Turley played professional football for Middlesbrough from 1949 until 1951.
  
  