Ross McWhirter

Alan Ross McWhirter (12 August, 1925 - 27 November, 1975), known as Ross McWhirter, was, with his twin brother, Norris McWhirter, co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records.

Sports

Ross and Norris both became sports journalists in 1950. In 1951 they published Get to Your Marks and later in 1951 they founded an agency to provide facts and figures to Fleet Street.

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1950 - 1951 - Fleet Street

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In 1954 the twins were invited by the Guinness brewery to compile a book of records, giving birth to the phenomenon known as the Guinness Book of Records.

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1954 - Guinness

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