Life&Style February Issue - MaltaRightNow.com

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Far left: Charlie Mock in ‘ The Count of Monte
Cristo’
left: Charlie Mock interviewed by Charles
Camenzuli for Sport Extra on Net TV
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Charles Camenzuli meets the MOCK family.
The origins of the Mock
family can be traced
back to Bavaria some
four centuries ago.
However, the Maltese
connection goes back to
the early ‘40’s.
U.K west country-born Billy Mock, a member of the
Royal Artillery in pre-war years, was already a leading
figure in Pick Army XI. As a warrant officer, Billy also
had the opportunity to be referee at the Gzira Empire
Stadium in key F.A Trophy and Cassar Cup matches.
Such experiences inspired Billy Mock to embark
on a tough refereeing career. In 1945, he set about
organising a refereeing course at the Vernon Club
in Valletta, and in the following year he was elected
Chairman of the Malta Football Referees Association.
The MFRA went through some changes only to be
reorganised in May 1949 by Billy Mock himself.
Billy Mock was not only a referee, but also a key
figure in coaching. His successes were winning twice
the Triple Crown with Floriana, in tandem with his
son Donald who was a regular player in the Greens’
line-up. Another son, Michael, was at one point playing
for Sliema Wanderers f.c. reserves, until he moved
to Valletta Swifts before ending his football career in
above: Charlie
Mock took part
also in a couple
of boxing bouts in
Sliema
left: Billy Mock
ex.Melita and
Siggiewi was a
regular Hamrun S.
player in the 70’s
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