ɐ tʃˈæns ɛŋkˈaʊntɚ wɪð ˌɛfˈeɪ tʃˈɛɹmən stˈænli ɹˈuːz lˈɛd tə hɪz ɐpˈɔɪntmənt tə ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ əlˈɪmpɪk mˈɛdɪkəl kəmˈɪʃən ænd tə hˌɪm bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ tˈiːm dˈɑːktɚ fɔːɹ ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt sˈʌmɚɹ əlˈɪmpɪks.
A chance encounter with FA chairman Stanley Rous led to his appointment to the British Olympic Medical Commission and to him becoming team doctor for Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics.