Alby Roberts

Name: Alby Roberts
Hometown: Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 1951-10-11 (Age:44)
Pro Boxer: Record

According to a news item with a headline, "Roberts May Miss Newcastle Bout," in the October 13, 1951 edition of the Daily Examiner (Grafton, New South Wales, Australia) on the Trove website, Cyril Roberts sustained an eye injury in a bout at Grafton Stadium the previous night and may not be able to fight in a scheduled bout at Newcastle Stadium next Saturday. On Thursday (October 11, 1951), Alby Roberts, a relative of Cyril's, died suddenly in Sydney. During the boxing show at Grafton Stadium, a two-minute silence was observed in tribute to Alby.

According to an "On The Sportline" by Norcoast with a headline, "Many Forget The Fame Of Alby Roberts," in the October 30, 1951 edition of the Northern Star (Lismore, New South Wales, Australia) on the Trove website, the death of Alby Roberts drew little attention. Alby was one of the fighting Roberts family of Lismore. He died shortly after suffering a heart attack at the age of 44 at his home in Waterloo. At the time of his death, Alby had been working for the Sydney County Council and "had built himself a comfortable home with all of the modern conveniences."