Subject(s): Johnny Owen Sport: Boxing Location: St Tydfil's Shopping Center, Merthyr Tydfil Unveiled: 2/11/2002 Sculptor: James Done Material: Bronze Status: In Situ Inscription(s): Plaque 1: JOHNNY OWEN 1956-1980. THE MATCHSTICK MAN. TRUE SON OF WALES. WELSH AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL. PROFESSIONAL RECORD UNDEFEATED WELSH BRITISH COMMONWEALTH & EUROPEAN BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION. FIRST WELSHMAN TO WIN THE COMMONWEALTH AND EUROPEAN BANTAMWEIGHT TITLES. THE MEASURE OF A MAN IS NOT IN THE NUMBER OF YEARS HE HAS LIVED IT IS IN THE WAY HE HAS LIVED THEM. SCULPTED BY ROBERT JAMES DONE. Plaque 2: Plaque 1. Inscribed on plaque: JOHNNY OWEN 1956-1980. Y DYN COES MATSIEN GWIR FAB I GYMRU. AMATUR RHYNGWLADOL CYMREIG. RECORD PROFFESIYONAL. PENCAMPWR PWRSAU BANTAM DI-GURO CYMRU, PRYDAIN Y GWMANYLAD AC EWROP. GWIR BENCAMPWR A GWR BENHEDDIG. NID WRTH Y BLYNYDDOEDD Y BU FYW. Translation: JOHNNY OWEN 1956-1980. THE MATCHSTICK MAN AND A TRUE SON OF WALES. WELSH AMATEUR CHAMPION. PROFESSIONAL RECORD. UNDEFEATED WELSH, BRITISH, COMMONWEALTH AND EUROPEAN BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION. HE DIED FAR TOO YOUNG. Plaque 3: THIS BASE WAS SUPPLIED BY MR ANDREW LEONARD JONES OF CLASSICAL MOULDINGS. Links: Project