Retired Sydney bookmaker and luxury property mogul Robert Blann, once known as “king of the ring”, has died from illness at age 85.
Mr Blann, known by his nickname “Bob”, was born in the inner suburbs of Sydney, the only child of a hairbrush factory worker and a wharfie who played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He is survived by his four children Glen, Jodie, Meegan and Christopher.
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