Education
He attended Tettenhall College.
He attended Tettenhall College.
Running
In September of the same year he equalled the European record of 20.8 seconds for 200m in Paris. On 28 May 1960, he broke the world record for 220 yards with a time of 20.5 seconds, at the Staffordshire Championships in Wolverhampton. The time and record were also accepted for the 200 metre distance.
He then teamed up with fellow British athletes David Jones, David Segal and Nick Whitehead to finish third in the 4×100 metres relay.
The United States of America finished first in that race but were disqualified for a baton exchange outside the permitted zone which then elevated Britain to third. Videos show that Radford"s baton pass to David Jones at the first changeover was also outside the permitted zone so the Britons were fortunate not to be disqualified as well.
He was eliminated from the 100m in the second-round heats, but ran the first leg of the relay, which broke the United Kingdom record. Following Tokyo, he retired from competition, due to a recurring knee ligament problem.
At that time, and for at least another two decades, he was the most successful sprinter in Birchfield Harriers" history.
Administrator and writer
Foreign 12 years from 1965, he lived and worked in Canada and the United States of America. He is a former Chairman of United Kingdom Athletics and chairman (in 1993) and "executive between chairman" (1994-1997) of its predecessor, the British Athletics Federation. Radford wrote a biography of the 19th century Scottish athlete Robert Barclay Allardice, entitled The celebrated Captain Barclay: sport, money and fame in Regency Britain and published in 2001. A photograph of him running against Italy, three months before the 1960 Olympics, is featured on the cover of the 2011/2012 British Telecom telephone directory, The Phone Book, for Birmingham North, which covers the home of Birchfield Harriers, Perry Barr Stadium.