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Blast
FROM THE
past
Graham Harvey
age of 45 he
agreed to turn
out for the 3rd
team, alongside his
son and current Elmore
player, Matt Harvey. However, he
suffered a head injury and was taken
to hospital with concussion.
Graham Harvey holds the distinction
of being the first Elmore player to
represent the Devon Senior side.
Graham started playing football at
school where he represented and
captained the Tiverton School side.
At the age of 14 he joined Elmore
Colts and in his last year he
captained them when they won the
league and cup double.
Outside of football, Graham started
work at Rendells and was soon
bakery manager.
Fancying a change, he turned to sales and in
1985 he joined Pearl Assurance. He loved
the job and a few years later Bill Jones, who
owned his own business, asked Graham to
join him with a view to eventually taking
over the business. In 1999 he did just that
and in 2003, after amalgamating with other
local businesses, BH&S Insurance was born.
He was in Elmore Reserves at the age of 16
and scored twice in the Geary Cup final in the
3-3 draw with Exmouth Town.
He was part of the highly successful Elmore
Rockets six-a-side team which won virtually
everything over a two year period before
quickly becoming a fixture in the Elmore
first team.
Graham was MD of BH&S Insurance until
April this year when he stepped aside and is
now enjoying his role as marketing
and sales director.
A left winger in his early days, he was
converted to a full back by then playermanager, the former Irish international
Dermot Curtis.
He has two sons,
Matthew and Jonathan
(also a director at BH&S)
and four grandchildren,
and is a regularat
Horsdon Park.
Graham was a regular in the 1971-72 Elmore
team that went on to win the East Devon
Senior Cup that season. However, he broke a
leg in a league game at Willand and had to
watch the semi-final and final from the stand.
For several years Graham moved between
Tiverton and Elmore but when he got
married to wife Karen, he cut back his
playing commitments and travelling.
Graham’s last match for Elmore
proved eventful. Having not
played for some time, at the
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