Don Bradman once said Bob Radford, the former CEO of NSW Cricket, was the best sporting administrator before lunch!
It is well documented that Mr Radford was a superb sporting executive and also loved a little more than a tipple of alcohol.
Bob was the CEO at NSW Cricket when I was first selected in the NSW State squad when I was 18. It was legendary that his ability to consume alcohol over lunch and remember every business detail was uncanny. He was direct, unique and hard working. He also could tear shreds off people for underperforming. He demanded excellence.
I remember being summoned to his office for the first time at Cricket NSW to be greeted with the following;
“Welcome! Do you like beer?
“Yes, Mr Radford.”
“Good - You will go a long way here. Let’s go to lunch, my shout.”
