Graham Finlay

Graham Finlay boxed for New Zealand at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Finlay was national champion as a light-welterweight in 1954, and then won three consecutive welterweight titles from 1954-57. Finlay and his brothers, Maurice and Vern Tuck, won 13 national titles between 1948-58. Graham Finlay also boxed at the 1958 British Empire Games where he went out in the first round.

Finlay was also a solid rugby league player, playing with Greymouth Marist, and helping them win several West Coast titles and the Thacker Shield in 1959 and 1961. He and his brother-in-law, John Morris, ran the popular Chevron restaurant and milk bar in Greymouth for many years. Finlay later moved to Christchurch and worked for the Inland Revenue Department until retirement. He was also a part owner of several race horses.