UNLESS you are part of the older athletics fraternity in Essex, Alan Perkins is not a very well known name.
Perhaps this is possibly due to his family connections. His first wife Phyllis Perkins (née Green) competed in the 1960 Olympics, European and Commonwealth Games and held the world record for 3000m of 10:55.2 – a time she set in 1956.
His brother, David, had a daughter, Jackie Perkins, who won the Australian Championships over 3000m several times in the 1980s, held several Australian records and competed in the 3000m at the 1988 Olympics.