Romeo Challenger (born 19 May 1950) is a Caribbean-born, British-based musician. Earlier this year, Dion talked to Club Historian John Hutchinson about his career which included almost reaching the Premier League with Cambridge United, playing for Manchester United, winning the Premier League’s Golden Boot with Coventry City, playing for England, breaking his neck before recovering to play in an FA Cup Final with Aston Villa and captaining Leicester City. Your email address will not be published. Nadine Linge. He aspires to give accurate and entertaining information. Join Facebook to connect with Dion Dublin and others you may know. Most Popular #74548. Romeo Challenger is the father of high jumper Ben Challenger,[4] who won a silver medal in the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and a bronze medal four years later;[5] and Tamzin Challenger, a musician best known for her material with bassline producer T2. The DUBE is a unique percussion instrument, created by Dion Dublin. He was born in Leicester it is not known where he currently resides. Dublin presented Late Kick-Off for BBC1 East and can also be heard regularly on BBC Radio 5 Live. View the profiles of people named Dion Dublin. He invented a percussion instrument, which he called “The Dube”, and in 2011, he accompanied Ocean Colour Scene in a gig at the University of East Anglia, in Norwich. Dort war er jedoch zumeist nur Ersatzmann und bereits im Jahr darauf zog es ihn zum Erstligakonkurrenten Coventry City, für den er in der Saison 1997/98 mit 18 … Dion has two siblings: younger brother Ben Challenger, a retired English high jumper, and Eddie Dublin. In 2015, he joined the presenting team on the BBC One daytime show Homes Under the Hammer. This Christmas why not sit back and liten to the sounds of former Coverntry City, Aston Villa, Norwich City and Manchester United footballer Dion Dublin? His mother died of cancer at the same time his father was battling bowel cancer. Dion Dublin Father. Dion Dublin was born in 1960s. Challenger was born in St. John's, Antigua, West Indies. There are some footballing links with the band but Dion Dublin is not one of them. Dion Dublin zodiac sign is a Taurus. Bribad is a skilled Content developer. After spells working in a leisure centre and an ice cream factory, a 19-year-old Dublin joined Cambridge United in 1988. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. He has two siblings: younger brother Ben Challenger, a retired English high jumper, and Eddie Dublin. HE'S just made his debut as the rather unlikely new host of cult daytime TV show Homes Under The Hammer - and even Dion Dublin can't believe he got the role. Dublin has an estimated net worth of $16 million. During his time as a footballer, he has capped 4 times for England. His father is Eddie Dublin. Dion is happily married to Louise Dublin. He retired from professional football in 2008 and has since built a successful media career as a football pundit for the BBC and Sky. 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