Claim: Harold Jarman(born 4 May 1939) father was permanently blinded, he attended Hotwells Primary School and he also showed an aptitude for both cricket and football
Evidence: Harold James Jarman (born 4 May 1939) is an English former professional footballer and first-class cricketer. Just months after Harold's birth his father contracted a viral infection that left him permanently blinded and unable to work, meaning Harold's mother had to take a number of jobs throughout his childhood as well as care for her family and husband. He began attending Hotwells Primary School from 1944, Hotwells being a short walk from the family home, then went to Penpole School in Shirehampton for a year in 1950 before moving to the nearby Portway Boys' School in 1951. While he is primarily known as a footballer, he also played professional cricket in the summers throughout the 1960s, up until 1971, for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, representing the county at both first-class and List A levels.