Former champion kickboxer and West Midlands campaigner Barrington Patterson turned his life around after being involved in football hooliganism as a young ...
Sending my best to you and your family." As news of his death broke, Birmingham City FC said: "The Club are saddened to learn of the passing of lifelong Bluenose, Barrington Patterson." Such a gentleman always a pleasure to see him.
Barrington Patterson, who was known to many as One Eyed Baz, has died of a heart attack today at the age of just 56, his devastated wife has revealed.
He added: "It’s the truth I had covid and sepsis. Sending my best to you and your family." "I hope they see sense and I hope they take in what they learn today."
Former Birmingham City football hooligan and kickboxer Barrington 'Baz' Patterson (pictured) has died of a heart attack aged just 56.
Well-known Birmingham community campaigner Barrington Patterson has died of a heart attack. Known as One Eyed Baz, he was a member of Birmingham City's Zulu ...
The huge Birmingham City fan and former fighter, who turned his life around after being involved in football hooliganism as a younger man, was known across the ...
She tweeted: "At 6am this morning my beloved husband had a massive heart attack. His devoted wife Tracey posted on Twitter this morning that he had suffered a heart attack. High-profile community campaigner Barrington Patterson - known to all as One Eyed Baz - has died of a heart attack, his devastated wife has revealed.
The martial artist and Samaritan is getting tributes from all over after it was announced by his wife he had died.
But sadly he died on Tuesday after what his wife Tracey described as a "massive heart attack". The online world has come together to pay tribute this morning. But in recent years his tough guy persona has given way to a gentler Baz. He was a man who tried to help the homeless, tackled knife crime and gangs and even delivered food to the vulnerable during the pandemic. Known warmly as One Eye Baz, Barrington was a popular figure across the West Midlands. Primarily this was in his home town of Birmingham and his adopted city of Coventry where he was known for working nightclub doors.
The West Midlands martial arts legend was struck by a 'massive heart attack' early on Tuesday morning.
He was also known for his work helping the region's homeless. He became so well-known that Danny Dyer featured him on his Deadliest Men series back in 2008. Barrington Patterson, the well-known martial artist with connections with Coventry and Birmingham, has sadly died after suffering a heart attack.
Barrington Patterson was a kickboxer who embraced campaigning after a youth of crime and featured on TV like Danny Dyer's Deadliest Men.
‘Bit of what I have been up to I hope that our work in the community will make a change,’ he wrote, alongside the hashtag #knivesdownglovesup. In his final tweet, Patterson shared a video about his recent community work in schools on gangs and youth violence. In 2008, a full episode of EastEnders star Danny Dyer’s Deadliest Men series was dedicated to him, as he ramped up to a final bout ahead of his MMA retirement. He went on to pen a best-selling autobiography, as well as feature as himself in 2014 British crime film The Guvnors. The former football hooligan grew up in a tough area of Handsworth, Birmingham and initially adopted a criminal lifestyle. Patterson – nicknamed ‘One Eyed Baz’ after being blinded in one eye in a childhood accident – was a community activist who turned his life around to campaign against knife crime and raise awareness of homelessness.
The reformed football hooligan and charity worker - described as an 'absolute gentleman' died early this morning, his wife confirmed.
Great British Bake OffThe Great British Bake Off announces change to format as host steps awayFor the first time ever, Bake Off will have just one hostITV Emmerdale star Samantha Giles rushed to hospital as fans support herEmmerdaleThe soap actress thanked hospital workers for looking after her. "I was thinking to myself: 'I’m not coming home from this' while being blue lighted to the QE." He added: "It’s the truth I had covid and sepsis. Barrington revealed last year how he was left "absolutely smashed" by Covid-19. He wrote on Twitter: "I thought I was taking precautions against covid while working and dropping food parcels. His shocking death - just days after he posted details of his anti-knife crime work on Twitter - came after a traumatic last four years for the couple, with Tracey subjected to abuse by trolls. She was left fearing that, no matter where she went, she "couldn't get away" from full-time abuser Natasha Dawn as she "inflicted misery". The 'relentless' 43-year-old troll messaged the mum up to 80 times a day, from 8am until 1am, she said. Benefits Street Star Dee Kelly said: "OMG Mrs P words just won't cut it right now - but he was your world, you were his world - you know where I am beautiful x Rest Easy Baz - love you always."
Former kickboxer and Birmingham City fan Barrington Patterson - known as One Eyed Baz - passed away at 56 after a heart attack.
Several fans, boxing legends and celebrities took to Twitter to offer their condolences following this tragic news. Patterson, a reformed community campaigner, grew up in Handsworth and was a former member of Birmingham City's Zulu hooligan firm. She wrote, "At 6 am, my beloved husband had a massive heart attack.
Football hooligan turned charity worker Barrington Patterson has died after suffering a heart attack, his wife has announced.
Once a feared ex-football hooligan and member of the notorious Zulu gang, Baz turned his life around to become a film star, mentor and dedicated charity worker – actively leading work across the Midlands to combat homelessness and knife crime. Mr Patterson was a Birmingham City fan and former member of the infamous Blues’ Zulu hooligan firm but turned his back on violence years ago and campaigned on community issues. Mr Patterson, known as One Eyed Baz, was well known across Birmingham and the wider region for his work to combat homelessness.
Tributes have been paid as community campaigner Barrington Patterson, known as One Eyed Baz, died of a heart attack. The huge Birmingham City fan and former ...
The ex-kickboxer and reformed football hooligan became a charity worker and homeless volunteer in his retirement. His devoted wife Tracey posted on Twitter this morning that he had suffered a heart attack. The huge Birmingham City fan and former fighter, who turned his life around after being involved in football hooliganism as a younger man, died this morning, March 22, aged 56.
EX football hooligan Barrington Patterson has died of a heart attack aged 56.The community activist turned around his life from 1980s thuggery to char.
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Well-known Birmingham community campaigner Barrington Patterson has died of a heart attack. Known as One Eyed Baz, he was a member of Birmingham City's Zulu ...
The much-loved community campaigner - universally known as One Eyed Baz - died from a heart attack; his wife Tracey said they 'didn't get to finish their ...
The club said: “The club are saddened to learn of the passing of lifelong Bluenose, Barrington Patterson. All of our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time. Peaky BlindersBBC announcer issues apology to Peaky Blinders fans as episode endsTommy Shelby was having a heart to heart with his brother Arthur after losing his daughter. Taking to Twitter again in a new post last night, Tracey wrote: "We didn’t get to finish our story the out pouring of love brings myself and the family great comfort it wasn’t supposed to end this way." READ MORE: Barrington Patterson - known to all as One Eyed Baz - dies of heart attack Barrington was a former member of Birmingham City's Zulu Warriors hooligan group in his youth. In a tweet yesterday, Tracey wrote: "At 6am my beloved husband had a massive heart attack @OFFICIALWMAS worked for over an hour to save him unfortunately it wasn’t to be our hearts are broken." "The team of ambulance staff quickly took over resuscitation efforts but sadly, despite the best efforts of everyone, nothing could be done to save the man and he was confirmed dead a short time later on scene."
Mike Lockley remembers interviewing Barrington, who has died today, as his friends pay tribute.
“I went to the Gladiators audition and they said I was ideal, the right build and everything. t was hard to imagine who, apart from those with suicidal tendencies, would attempt to “lay it on” Barrington. "Am I violent?” he hissed, stung by the enquiry, that heavy chain swinging in a show of disapproval. I stand out a mile.” A clear case of, “if you can’t beat ‘em, ask them to join you”. “He done what he done because, on the streets back in the day, you had to fight to survive. “It made we what I am today,” he said. I was a football thug. He was always there if you needed him, he was always at the end of the phone. “I am what I am. Stubbing a finger in my direction he announced: “I did what I did with one eye - that’s the story. He presented something of a conundrum. He was also poised to be a combatant in 1990s TV show Gladiators, but Baz’s chequered past put paid to the big break.